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lxurant‌: 

Artemis turned at his question–they both knew she wasn’t, but she was too stubborn to ever admit that. Instead, she tilted her head for a second before doing what she had wanted to do since the second she saw him tonight. She walked right up to him, standing on her toes and kissing him firmly.

          she didn’t answer him. as he felt her lips on his, and instinctively responded by cradling her face in his hands, it was the only thing on his mind except for her. everything about artemis felt like home to him. he closed his eyes and leaned in with a soft sigh. 

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aimee gasped, shoving his arm lightly as she blinked.  “they’re four, hal.  i think it’s safe to say i’m better at skating than they are.”  while aimee loved her dad and her siblings, it was still weird for her to adjust to all of that years ago when her step mother was pregnant.  but now things seemed much easier for the young woman and her father’s family.  plus, she didn’t see them too often anyway.  “why, have you seen pierce and preston skate? i don’t think they’re prodigy level, hal.”  she said with a shrug of her shoulders.  then again, it would only be fitting if she took them and both the four year olds were better than she was.  she furrowed her eyebrows, “because i’ve met you.  come on, there’s some embarrassing video that’ll make me laugh.  don’t make me youtube search it myself.”

          hal let out a small sound of amusement as aimee gave his arm a light shove. “not to brag, but i think i was better at skating than you when i was four.” granted, he’s known how to skate for as long as he can remember. his dad was tying on a tiny pair of skates and holding him upright on the ice before he was even finished learning how to walk. hal wouldn’t call himself a prodigy even though he is, a little bit, just...someone who had the advantage of getting started early. “there are embarrassing videos of me,” he acknowledged as a slight pink hue flooded his cheeks. slight. “i’m just not wiping out in any of them. my interviews are way worse.” he’s never gotten through one without stuttering or feeling a vivid red blush all over his entire face, his notorious camera shy trait flaring.

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Behind The Scenes of HBO Euphoria Episode 2

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“see, this is why i’m never ever skating with you again.  i’ll go skating with someone else.  maybe milena’s free.”  aimee hummed.  of course, she was joking.  aimee probably couldn’t skate at all compared to an actual olympic figure skater.  honestly, who was she fooling?  “maybe i’ll see if my kid brothers want to go, i could probably skate better than them.”  aimee shrugged her shoulders, nodding–and of all her friends, those were the two who she probably could skate around, the literal children.  she watched the video, cringing.  so the brunette focused on her friend’s reaction, and rolled her eyes.  “okay, where’s some wipe out video of yours, huh, zaleski?  make me feel better about myself now that you’ve gotten a good laugh.”  

          hal answered aimee with a shrug, mustering the most neutral reaction to mention of his estranged friend that he could come up with on short notice. “i don’t get how that would be better than going with me,” he commented coolly, “okay, but what if you take your brothers to go skating with you because you think they’ll make you look less shit at it, and then they wind up totally skating circles around you ? ” hal felt as though he had made an enormously good point. “then what ? psh.” he let out a small scoff and shook his head as aimee requested videos of him wiping out. “what makes you think there are any ? ”

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lxurant‌: 

“Don’t apologize, Nathen,” Artemis spoke softly, shaking her head and looking down. “You didn’t do anything wrong.” Was she talking about tonight, or in general with them? She didn’t even really know, but it was true. Sighing, she turned back around and looked out onto the city, allowing the breeze to calm her nerves a bit.

          he almost flinched at the use of his first name, not expecting it and not used to hearing it. “i didn’t do anything wrong ? ” hal instead felt a surge of irritation. if he didn’t do anything wrong, then what happened to them ? ( he’s convinced himself that it would be easier to cope if he knew. ) “are we still talking about both of us showing up here tonight ? ”

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lxurant‌: 

Artemis leaned against the railing of the balcony, eyes closed as she breathed. She had no idea what it’s be like to see Hal again for the first time, but it was harder than she thought it would’ve been. She wanted to cry, or scream, but she didn’t have the time—hearing his voice she turned, her chest tight. “No I’ll leave,” she shook her head. “You didn’t upset me,” she continued. “You just—“

          hal stood with one of his shoulders pressed against the doorframe and the light pouring from the house outlining his figure. he watched her lean against the railing, his brows drawn together in bewilderment. “what ? ” he hasn’t felt like keeping up with her was a struggle since the first few weeks after he met her, but now hal feels like he's scrabbling. “what ? ” he repeated, softer. “ari, i’m sorry.” hal struggled to find her gaze through all of the distance between them.

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She wanted to scream. The break up had been all her fault, she knew that, but she was too stubborn to admit it. And when reality sunk in, Artemis ran–she knew it was a mistake, knew that she should’ve stayed and apologized, but she hadn’t been strong enough. “Hal I–” she wanted to apologize, to fix things, but she swallowed that quickly. “Excuse me,” she mumbled, walking past him and out to the balcony off the living room, needing air.

             for a moment, hal was hopeful. when artemis said his name he felt a flutter in his chest, and eagerness flickered across his dark gaze. it didn’t immediately vanish when she spun around and rushed out of the kitchen. he was left stunned, staring at the spot where she was standing mere moments earlier. hal didn’t follow her right away. he didn’t really plan on following her at all, but after mulling it over he followed the same path as her and stood in the doorway leading out to the balcony. “hey, i...” he let out a sigh and dragged his hands through his hair. “ari, i didn’t mean to upset you. i can leave.” hal insisted, jabbing a thumb over his shoulder. “you were probably here first.” with her date, he reminded himself.

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lxurant‌: 

Artemis didn’t really know what to say when Hal turned to her, when he realized who she was–this was the first time they had seen each other since their break up, and she didn’t really know what to do. Biting her lip, she looked away from him before back to him. “It’s fine,” she shook her head, licking her lips. “Uh, yeah. I’m uh—” Say it, Artie. “I’m on a date.”

          hal woke up one morning and found that all of his girlfriend’s stuff was gone from the penthouse they were sharing. the last time he saw her had been the previous night. he’s wondered about it before, but out of all the times that hal imagined how it would go if he ever bumped into artemis again, he never anticipated that it would be while she was on a date. “oh.” his face fell. he buried his hands in his pockets and shrugged. “that’s, uh...” hal’s stomach churned when he attempted to say nice or cool. “...i’m here with some of my teammates,” he explained instead. 

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ADAM MCQUAID | DEC 22, 2018

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love

send a random word or name and my muse has to reply with the first word that comes to their mind

“stanley.”

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who do you regret dating the most?

“i don’t know if i regret dating anyone but could’ve done without all that bullshit i went through with cam.”

@camillefm

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have you ever had a job?

truthful tuesdays !

“i used to work at foot locker because i didn’t have any money.”

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worst injury you've ever gotten?

truthful tuesdays !

“ever ? shit, i dunno. i had to get stitches last season because i took a skate to the stomach, but i’ve gotten my neck and one of my hands cut open too. the neck probably hurt the worst, but it wasn’t even that bad. i had a collapsed lung last summer, but that didn’t really hurt. brooks was just fucking annoying at the hospital. i’ve had six concussions and with one of them i also got a tooth knocked out, and it was near the back of my mouth so it was hard for anyone to get a good look at without, like, three fucking people sticking their fingers in my mouth at the same time and getting my blood and drool all over them, so that was probably the worst.”

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whats your biggest fear in life?

truthful tuesdays !

“pigeons.”

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Send a random word or name and my muse has to reply with the first word that comes to their mind

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lxurant‌: 

“Watch where you’re—-” Artemis was ready to chew the head off of whoever had dumped their beer in the sink–which splashed onto her a bit as she turned, eyebrows raised–but then she realized who it was. Artie froze, seeing Hal in person for the first time since their break up, her heart skipping a beat. Stand strong, Artemis. “Hi,” she said in an even tone, grabbing a paper towel and wiping her wet arm off. “Uh–” she didn’t know what to say.

          hal turned around to apologize and...stopped. his mouth fell open, but he didn’t say sorry. the one word he’s wanted to tell her for months, and he didn’t fucking say it. “uh...hi.” he felt his gaze soften the moment he saw her. if hal didn’t already know how much he missed her, then seeing artemis again would have been a huge shock. instead he was just sad. he glanced down at the paper towel she was using to wipe down her arm. “didn’t mean to do that,” he informed her. “i didn’t...i didn’t know you were here.”