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cadenlucca​:

        BASIC IS JUST BASIC, caden thinks, but lets it go.   “ no, ”   he laughs, shaking his head.   “ i just mean weddings as a kid and weddings once you’re old enough to drink are an entirely different story. weddings where you’re old enough to meet people, too. ”   two of caden’s favorite past times :   booze and hookups.   “ i feel like anyone would, it’s not like the wedding’s in kansas. ”   it’s new york !   who wouldn’t want a reason to go out there ?   for a moment he almost offers levi’s services, because he’s sure madden loves a good wedding as much as he does, but it’s a good thing he didn’t. when she mentions when the wedding is caden scowls, because of COURSE it’s the same weekend as his birthday.   “ that’s our birthday weekend, ”   he makes a face.   “ well, that sucks. i’m guessing you won’t even be staying in dc the 13th, either. ”   that’s already one less person who will be around for levi and caden’s birthday rager, but it’s fine. family’s probably more important  ( not that caden would know ) .   why you’d attempt to call caden sane to begin with is your first mistake. rationally he should know there’s no way she’s laughing about  ‘ periods and shit, ’  especially because what part of their conversation made her start thinking about periods to begin with ?   but almost as soon as he asks himself that, caden realizes he doesn’t want to know the answer to that. he makes another face ;   she’s won this round.   “ alright, fine. though i’d like to think i’m hilarious, ”   he points out. naturally. they make their way back to the ballroom, and already he can see noah’s familiar red hair over by the bar, which works out because of the empty cup in his hand already.   “ well, enjoy your date with the princess, ”   he smirks slightly, though there’s a small pang of sadness in his chest when he realizes this is probably goodbye for the rest of the year.   “ and, uh, have a good summer. ”

“oh, that makes more sense,” she laughed. “i wasn’t really a kid at that other wedding, but it was too small for me to steal drinks. no one to meet, either.” elliot shrugged, because as much as she would like to have someone with her to make forrest’s wedding more enjoyable, the idea of her friends being around her family made her nervous. “the 13th is my last night, but i probably shouldn’t stay out late. being hungover at my brother’s wedding doesn’t seem fun.” maybe she would see caden before then, but she wasn’t sure whether or not that was a good idea. “you’re alright.” she was certain that he knew she really did find him hilarious and she grinned up at him. why she finds him so funny is beyond me, but she does. it wasn’t easy to make her laugh as much as he could, and the fact that it was always fun to be around him was one of her favorite things about their friendship. elliot was pretty sure that he thought she was hilarious too, and she took great pride in that. it took her a second to understand that he was talking about suzume, and she wasn’t sure if she fully understood his tone. maybe he really meant it, but she couldn’t tell. she looked around for the other girl, but it was hard for her to see through the crowd at this angle. elliot looked back up at caden, trying to smile through the wave of sadness that had just crashed down on her. part of her sadness came from the fact that she wouldn’t see him for three months, and part of it was because she knew things would never be quite like this again. most of the time she hated that she felt this way, that she had any feelings for him whatsoever. but sometimes, when he flashed her a genuine smile, or when they were making each other laugh, she didn’t mind so much. she hoped that she wouldn’t feel that way in three months, but she thought she might miss the feeling, too. “yeah, you too.” she gave him a half-hearted wave and walked away to find her date as she tried to ignore the sharp pain in her chest.

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oofluc​:

luc  will  blink ,  taking  a  half  second  to  process  his  mistake  before  promptly  eliminating  the  thought  like  it  never  happened .  “  —  if  you’re  not  above  self  service ,  just  take  whatever  it  is  you  want .  ” 

“oh, well in that case,” elliot reached over the bar and grabbed a bottle of something - she wasn’t sure what, but she wasn’t picky - and a glass. “want some-” she looked at the label on the bottle “-cruzan?”

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ofclaires​:

– “EXACTLY, IF THE WORLD CAN HANDLE ALL OF THAT, then there’s nothing little ol’ me can do to overwhelm them. people watch war on tv without batting an eye, ” so, tl;dr, they could handle it if two girls were to make out. “ we’re friends ? ” claire smirks, “ kidding. but no one ever said you had to make new ones. kind of useless if they won’t be as COOL. ” claire pauses for a moment, not really good at goodbyes or sentimental stuff. “ i’ll miss you, too. ” 

“i just mean, like, if we combined our powers it would be overwhelming. although maybe that would make us a good crime fighting duo, i don’t know.” i would pay to see these two fight crime tbh. “fuck you,” she laughed. “i know. i don’t really want new ones, but i’ve lost a bunch of old ones.” claire did have a point, she wasn’t going to find people as cool as her and kass. she smiled, not particularly good at sentiment stuff either, but glad that claire felt the same. “you doing anything fun tomorrow after the ceremony?”

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cadenlucca​:

        THE FIRST QUESTION THAT POPS INTO HIS HEAD is wondering if elliot’s mom had named her, but that seems like a question so personal that even caden doesn’t want to touch. he knows elliot would tell him if he asked – they have that kind of relationship – but on their last night of gallagher, maybe they shouldn’t talk about dead moms.   “ eh, it keeps it interesting, ”   he shrugs his shoulders.   “ it’s better than being named… what’s the girl in that movie ?   jenny ?   that’s just basic. ”   elliot’s a name that suits her, although it’s hard to not think that when there’s been no alternative.   “ oh yeah, if you can’t drink at a wedding, it shouldn’t count. ”   caden can’t remember the last time he had done a wedding sober ;   when he was twelve, maybe ?   even at his older cousin’s wedding when he was sixteen he had gotten trashed off of drinks stolen at the bar. when you’re a certain level of rich, nobody asks for your ID.   “ you bringing anyone ? ”   he asks, assuming it wouldn’t be suzume, but maybe a friend of hers. maybe it is suzume, actually. caden enjoys weddings more when he goes stag.   “ that’s dope, i love new york. oh, madden and i are probably doing another birthday rager this year, though sticking to dc since he’s going to be working. if you’re around that weekend you should come. ”   she’d be invited anyway, but better for her to keep that weekend open now if she wants. caden and levi always know how to throw a great party. the idea of elliot in a tux makes him wrinkle his nose, because he doesn’t get the appeal of women in suits, because he’s a… you know…  ( sexist idiot ) .   “ you go a different way to keep it interesting, or to save time in the drive ? ”   he asks, still thinking about his own road trip. the laughter that spills from elliot’s lips comes out of nowhere, and his head tilts back a bit as he looks at her, waiting for an explanation.   “ what ? ”   he laughs too, because caden hates being left out of something !   “ aw c’mon, now you gotta tell me. ”   let’s be real, kass sutton probably isn’t very funny anyway. when he’s not met with an immediate response caden makes a face, but starts towards the ballroom once more. he looks over at her when she says his name, eyebrows raised, but she must be really drunk because after a pause he realizes she must’ve forgotten what she was going to say. he flashes her a toothy grin.   “ i should be saying the same to you, ”   he chuckles.   “ but seriously, don’t be a stranger. ”

“yeah, i’m pretty sure her name is jenny, but i think basic is okay.” elliot thought he could be sort of judgmental when it came to names - one of the first things he’d said to her that actually pissed her off was that brandi sounded like a hooker name (or something like that, i’m not putting in the effort to go look and she wouldn’t remember it that well anyway), and rehashing that right now didn’t sound fun to her. “what do you mean?” she laughed, genuinely confused. “should i not say i’ve been to a wedding if i didn’t drink at it?” that couldn’t be what he meant, but it was her best guess. “no, harlowe is busy that weekend, and i guess i could ask someone else, but, like, who really wants to go all the way to new york for the wedding of someone they don’t even know?” all she could really offer a guest was an open bar, though i suppose that’s not nothing. “assuming your birthday is still mid-august,” she really can’t be expected to remember which day exactly, “it’ll probably be the weekend of my brother’s wedding. i’m in d.c. until the 13th, his wedding is the next day.” she’d have to start thinking about what to get him - stealing something wouldn’t be possible, and also wouldn’t be funny a second time. she could always get him nothing, but she liked to think she was a better friend than that, so she had a lot of brainstorming to do. i don’t understand how any sane person could find women in suits not hot?? “a bit of both. i do whatever google maps says, but i’ll take different little detours.” she couldn’t understand why he was laughing and it made her smile, but also helped end her own laughter. “you strike me as the kind of guy who doesn’t like hearing about periods and shit like that, so trust me, you wouldn’t find this funny.” she actually had been laughing about something kass said, or really a whole conversation they’d had. the one where kass suggested that elliot confess her feelings to him seemed pretty funny right about now. and caden did strike her as that kind of guy, so there was only a tiny lie in there. elliot smiled back at him, but she really was going to have to try to not miss him too much, and that was her main problem. “yeah, okay. i won’t be.” she wasn’t sure whether or not she meant that. 

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ofclaires​:

– “YOU KNOW ME, PICTURE OF GENEROSITY,” CLAIRE NODS, a slight shrug  of her shoulders. “ oh, are you going to start listing things off for me, then ? ” claire challenges, because if elliot’s going to be DIFFICULT then she might as well be able to walk the walk. “ you can admit it, you know, ” claire points out with a grin, finishing off her drink, “ you’re gonna miss me. ” 

“oh, i don’t know. like, poverty and hunger and shit. war seems kind of overwhelming.” not exactly fun answers, but those were the ones that came to mind. “i never said i wouldn’t miss you,” she rolled her eyes. “there’s a small chance that i’ll have to make new friends next year.” elliot made a face as if the thought had left a bitter taste in her mouth. “so yeah, i’ll miss you.” not because she cares about claire or enjoys her company or anything, it’s all because she doesn’t want to make new friends. obviously. 

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cadenlucca​:

        “ YOU MEMORIZED IT ? ”   he laughs at the amount of effort she’s put into that.   “ so when you’re drunk, do you still remember it though ?   i feel like if you’re really trashed, there’s no way you remember that. ”   although it’s no secret elliot’s smarter than caden.  her push causes him to be pushed away for a moment, snorting at the strength the small girl has in her shoulder alone.   “ okay, my bad. ”  caden doesn’t care about semantics, sorry elliot. he’ll definitely text her once and awhile over the summer, because they are friends and it would be rude not to.   “ your brother’s name is forrest ? ”   he lets out a laugh,   “ like forrest gump ? ”   sorry, that’s not relevant. caden clears his throat.   “ that’s fun, though. i love a good wedding. ”   hasn’t actually been to one in ages, and was a little offended when he wasn’t invited to be noah’s date to aylin’s dad’s wedding. it’s fine.   “ are you gonna stay in new york afterwards ? ”   he asks, not sure when exactly her internship ends in comparison to the semester starting.   “ as a groomsmaid, do you wear a dress or a tux ? ”   important questions. shaking his head as she explains her things, caden decides it’s probably best if he doesn’t comment on them.   “ yeah, lucy doesn’t love hers either. she’s really good in the car anyway, so doesn’t really need it. i rather just throw her in a bag. ”   she’s small enough and doesn’t mind being transported like groceries.   “ five times, holy shit. you have to be a pro by the drive by now. ”   it’s a little sad, only because after doing the drive four times already, on the fifth it must not be anything special. caden’s always wanted to do a full tour of america drive, so he’s been looking really forward to his. he remembers her mentioning the grand canyon, which is already on his list, but the rest of them don’t hold much interest for him.   “ how far is reno from vegas again ?   noah and i are going on a cross country road trip this summer – well, i don’t know if it’s cross country per say. we’re still figuring out where we wanna stop. ”   i’m so sorry elliot. speaking of noah, he should probably start looking for her again.   “ we should probably get back inside, ”   he sighs, knowing he’s going to miss the cool virginia night, and he’ll miss being able to talk like this with elliot all summer. 

“i think i remember some of it, or at least the beginning.” no one had ever asked her to recite it while drunk, so she wasn’t totally sure. elliot was sort of expecting him to be annoyed, and wasn’t sure if she’d ever heard him say something like ‘my bad.’ it felt strange for him to agree with something she said so quickly. “yes, like gump,” she laughed. “i really don’t know why my mom named him that. like, i think usually siblings have names that, well maybe they don’t go together, but at least they sound good together. but i don’t think ours do.” and it wasn’t like she could ask her mom why. she liked her name, and that was good enough for her. “i’ve only been to one other, but i’m hoping this will be fun. at least i can drink now.” which wasn’t exactly a a healthy attitude for her to have, but that probably surprises no one. “yeah, i’ll have like a week left before next semester starts and i’ll just hang around there.” she wasn’t really sure what she would do in new york, but she liked visiting there so she figured she’d have a nice enough time. “i could probably wear either, but i’m gonna wear a dress. august is too hot for suits, but now that you mention it, i would look great in a tux.” although to be fair, she thought she would look great in anything, and i don’t disagree. “sometimes i take spruce places in bags, but he doesn’t like that any more than the carrier.” he was a very picky boy. “i go a slightly different way every time, but i am good at just, like, coping with being in the car for that long.” she was going to tell him how far reno was from vegas, but then he kept talking, and by the time she had processed his words, she had started laughing. her hand flew to her mouth and she tried to stifle it, but she just couldn’t. of course. of fucking course. she would drive across the country all alone, and he would drive across the country with the girl he loved. something about that was hilarious. she was trying to think of a good excuse for why she found this funny, but nothing was coming to mind. “i don’t, i just- i’m just a little drunk, and i remembered something that kass said. just girl stuff, you wouldn’t find it funny.” elliot would miss him, but she wouldn’t miss this feeling. too bad she won’t get to. “yeah, we should. i should really find suzume.” she sighed and turned towards the entrance, taking one step before turning back to him. “caden-” she opened her mouth to speak and paused before any words could come out. there were a thousand things she wanted to say to him, but her pride was too big a pill to swallow. even if she’d managed to choke it down, there was nothing she could say that didn’t have the potential to end their friendship, and he was far too important to her for her to let that happen. all she could really do was sigh and offer up a flimsy smile. “have a good summer.” he had known what she was thinking enough times that a part of her had started to believe that he could read her mind, and she hoped he could read it now. “try not to miss me too much.” 

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yaragale​:

“i don’t think her choices were wrong,” yara clarifies. “i just don’t think there’s any denying how this hurt people either.” and yara’s not exactly the most emotionally mature all the time but she is enough to acknowledge that almost everyone involved in all this had been tied up in a way that went beyond choosing sides. still, gallagher hadn’t protected her most personal information, and she won’t forget that. “vegas is cool. i can see why it’s so appealing to tourists. my mom owns a bunch of casinos so i guess i’m just kinda desensitized to it all now.” though it does mean she prefers city life to a quiet environment.

“i agree,” elliot nodded. she couldn’t deny that, and wouldn’t want to, either. many of the people she cared about most were among those most hurt by the past year, and while she had come out mostly unscathed, it hadn’t been easy for her either. “well, now you get to leave, and you’ll probably get to sit wherever you want to.” she didn’t think getting to leave was a particularly good thing, but she was aware that it was to other people. “she owns a bunch of casinos? damn.” her jaw slackened as she tried to think about how much money they must have. “did you get to hang out in them when you were little? or is there like a ‘no kids’ thing?”

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parkerbrandt​:​

“You’re the first one to ask me that.” Surprisingly. He hadn’t thought much about it except lawyers were historically snakey, might as well lean into it. “Sinner I guess.” Darker color? “You?”

elliot smiled proudly, as if being the first to ask was somehow special. she looked down at her red dress, then back up at parker with a slightly quizzical look on her face. “i’ll give you one guess.”

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“what? neither do i. i was trying to ask if you knew when the bartender would be back.”

@gallagherstart​​

“  for  the  last  time  . .  NO ,  i  don’t  know  the  single  ladies  dance .  ”

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“you good?” elliot didn’t love having people elbow her, but she did sort of like elbowing people back, so she didn’t totally hate this. “yeah, i really don’t understand what compelled the school to do this. and i really don’t understand what they’re doing with their budget.” maybe that girl (harper) was right when she said that gallagher didn’t use its money to really help the students. “i’m slightly concerned that people will literally run over each other to get to the stage once she goes on.”

      “Christ, alright, coming through — watch the ribs.” Aidan grimaces as he tries to navigate through the crowd of people dancing, wincing as one of them bumps into his chest rather harshly. “I think booking Beyonce was a bad decision, they’ve turned manic.” He comments, dark eyes sweeping over the dance floor. “I get it’s the final party of the year, but still.” // @gallagherstart​​

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cadenlucca​:

       “ SURE I AM. you don’t know how much i’ve had to drink. don’t ask me to recite the alphabet backwards, because i wouldn’t be able to do it. too drunk. ”   unfortunately for elliot, caden is a beautiful crier. at least, he thinks so. he thinks he’s beautiful no matter what he does.   “ you guess that you don’t want to see me cry ? ”   he takes a dramatic huff of air, glancing away and looking at the sky, as if tears were going to spring any moment. maybe he IS a little too drunk right now.   “ it’s fine, i’m fine. ”   dramatic ass. naturally, it doesn’t like long, and caden laughs.   “ elliot chase, turning people into punching bags since the 90s. ”   he wouldn’t expect anything less from her. if you say one more time that elliot thinks it means nothing to him i swear to god zee. honestly, caden’s never been very good at keeping in touch with people over the summer ;   much of his life has been very  ‘ out of sight, out of mind. ’  ( maybe he learned that from his father. )  but this summer will really be the first time since enrolling in gallagher that he won’t see most of his gallagher friends for longer than a month, and there’s nothing like spending time with the same people non-stop for nearly two years for the alternative to sound pretty crazy. he’ll at least try to make an effort with elliot when he can – maybe invite her to levi’s hamptons house if she’s in the area when they are  ( she won’t be ) – but if she’s not going to answer him… that’s another story.   “ right. are you gonna get to see your other brother this summer ? ”   he asks, because he remembers she has two, not a soccer team’s amount.   “ do you have a lot of worldly possessions ? ”   caden chuckles, though if they can all fit in her car, that’s already a no to him.   “ alright, fair. i don’t think i’d ever subject lucy to having to fly. haven’t dogs suffocated to death from being stored with the suitcases ? ”   there’s no way he’d ever let lucy out of his sight, but unfortunately she’s a little too big to fit in a small carry-on.   “ how many times have you done the drive ?   do you have usual stops you take ? ”   since he’s currently been looking for stops to make on his road trip with noah.

“oh,” elliot laughed. she didn’t usually see him get drunk drunk, and she supposed he was just good at hiding it. better than she was, apparently, but while she had had a decent amount to drink, this was probably before she did shots. “z y x w v u t...” and then she was laughing again, too hard to get more letters out. “i memorized the alphabet backwards a long time ago, just in case.” she wasn’t sure what that said about her. “no, no i don’t really,” she insisted, gently pushing his shoulder (elliot’s version of gentle, so perhaps not very). “technically i didn’t start turning people into punching bags until, like, 2002.” but that was just semantics, and she was just a bit of an asshole. i’m literally just talking about her feelings!! she has no way of knowing!! other than the money thing. and i just want to reiterate on the dash that she isn’t going to ghost him this summer. she won’t reach out to him, but if he texts her, she’ll still text back, and probably be way too happy about it. the cleanse could never work. “yeah, forrest is getting married.” she smiled, genuinely excited for him. “literally the day after my internship ends, and i have to drive all the way to new york, but i think it’ll be good. i’m a bridesmaid, or i guess technically a groomsmaid, so i’ll have to stand there. but i don’t think that’ll be too bad.” it ended up being mostly good. mostly. “oh, yeah, you know. athletic equipment and secondhand clothes. trinkets that are probably garbage. the real fancy stuff.” she liked her belongings and they meant a lot to her, and while she wouldn’t normally openly admit that they weren’t particularly nice things, it wasn’t hard for people to guess that. “yeah, they have. i don’t understand what kind of monster would put their dog inside a suitcase. spruce doesn’t even like his carrier, so i don’t force him to be in there if it’s not one hundred percent necessary.” the little dog didn’t particularly love the long drive, but he liked all the new smells. “this will be the fifth.” her drive back to virginia in five weeks would be the sixth and last time, and she was pretty happy about that. she didn’t terribly mind them, but they weren’t something she ever actually wanted to do. “not really. i’ve stopped at the grand canyon, which i’ve told you about.” that was where she thought she saw ghost children. “and i’ve stopped at my aunt’s place in reno. places that aren’t too far out of the way.” but that was the drive to santa rosa, the one to seattle was further north and nowhere near either of those destinations. “usually i just look up pretty fields and decent restaurants within fifteen minutes of the highway. there isn’t much else that seems safe for me to do when i’m in the middle of nowhere all by myself.” she didn’t get nervous, but she also wasn’t trying to tempt fate. 

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kassamigos​:

        “ YEAH, I CAN BELIEVE THAT. i’d love to see the pacific northwest one day, i heard that in itself is beautiful. take pictures on your trip and send it to me, yeah ? ”   it’ll help her feel closer to her friend while she’s hundreds of miles away, even if it’s just for a few weeks.   “ you should go !   you could see old faithful. get me a rock if you end up going, for my collection. ”   she’s pretty easy to please. honestly, kass doesn’t think it’s that soon either, but she’s always been a little self-conscious of the way her and claire moved so fast as a couple, so it’s nice to hear it from elliot.   “ yeah, i’d probably want to live with her if we were still just friends, too. ”   it’s only a teensy bit different now.   “ i definitely need other people around me way too much to be able to live alone. but you’re welcome to come any time, whether it’s this summer or you want a break from gallagher in the fall. ”

“some if it is nice, yeah. but i’m not a huge fan.” there wasn’t a great reason for her vendetta against the pacific northwest, at least that i can remember, she had just never had a good time there. “yeah, for sure.” last summer she sent kass a bunch of horrible selfies on her drive to california, so this year she might as well take decent pictures of the scenery. “what’s old faithful?” it sounded a bit like a dog’s name to her. “if i go to yellowstone you will absolutely get a rock,” she laughed. she’ll get her a good one, too. a good rock. “that seems like a good sign to me. i think you two will be just fine.” if class isn’t fine, elliot will be very upset, as will i. “i don’t know, like, i like being alone sometimes. but not all the time, you know?” that sentence hurts my heart a little bit, and it probably hurts elliot’s heart, too. “i will definitely be taking you up on that. it’ll be good to have friends around when i’m in d.c., like it’ll be weird to be doing the internship alone, so it’s good that i’ll get to see you.” it was also good because she loved kass, but she hoped that went without saying.

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“is it bad that the longer we wait for beyonce, the less excited i am to see her?” elliot was pretty sure the anticipation was supposed to make her more excited, but she was too impatient. @maiacurfman​

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“hey.” she wasn’t actually interested in parker, but she was told to talk to him, so she figured she might as well. “are you supposed to be a saint or a sinner?” @parkerbrandt​

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elliot’s final para

really this is just a bit about elliot’s summer. it’s all over the place but i’ve been working on it for like six weeks and it just needs to be done.

tw for mentions of verbal abuse, alcoholism, and jail, but it’s all very brief 

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cadenlucca​:

        “ YOU’VE DEFINITELY BULLIED ME, ”   he nods decisively.   “ i’m too drunk to think of specific examples, but you definitely have. i only have to bully you back because otherwise my feelings would hurt so badly, and i’d start to cry. and you wouldn’t want to see me cry. ”   she doesn’t even like herself crying, caden thinks wryly to himself. part of him likes that he’s seen that side of her, not because it had been pleasant at all, but it’s a true testament to their friendship. caden comes from a world where it’s very easy to make a lot of skin-deep friendships that won’t outlive the life he’s built for himself in whatever school or city he’s in at the time, but it doesn’t feel that way with elliot. if she were to graduate tomorrow, caden would say it’s safe to assume they’d be seeing each other again. it’s not very often he puts his faith in others, but his faith is completely in elliot.   “ well, then i hope you beat them up. sounds like they deserved it, ”   he says with a casual shrug, before flashing a smirk her way. he is serious about hoping she beat them up, though. though he’s not sure why she sounds so hesitant when he mentions her date, caden decides it’s probably better not to ask. his nose is stuck in enough of her life already – hearing about her dating life is one thing he doesn’t mind missing. that’s what girl friends are for anyway, right ?   “ that’s good, then. ”   best-case scenario ending to a worst-case scenario ;   caden will take that.   “ of course, ”   he smiles at her, wanting to tell her there’s no reason to thank him, but he’s also aware he had done something for her that she wouldn’t have been able to do alone.   “ i’m happy to help, really. and, y’know, if anything else happens this summer regarding that, and you need to bitch to someone… well, you have my number. ”   it’s going to be weird not seeing her for three whole months, but hopefully they’ll keep in touch, even a little bit.   “ right, seattle. with the brother and the niece, ”   he nods, showing he’s paid attention.   “ wouldn’t it be easier to just fly ? ”   caden’s all for road trips, but a cross country trip alone just sounds lonely.

“you’re not that drunk, you can’t think of an example because they don’t exist.” at least, he didn’t seem that drunk. “well-” now that he mentioned it, a part of elliot was curious as to what caden crying looked like. but she didn’t actually want him to feel bad, that much was true. “i mean, yeah, i guess not.” she shrugged as if she weren’t sure, but quickly followed it with a smile. “i wouldn’t say i beat most of them up, but they did get punched.” okay, maybe a few got beaten up. she was glad that he seemed in support of it, and then she remembered the cecil tape and beating up people who deserved it definitely seemed like something he would get behind. “yeah, it’s... it’s good.” she smiled back at him, and though she knew it was practically nothing to him, it meant everything to her. elliot wasn’t sure of how to let that go. “yeah, of course.” she appreciated the thought, but she knew she wouldn’t be calling or texting him to bitch about her dad. she wouldn’t call or text at all. she couldn’t, if only for her own sanity. she needed to cleanse caden lucca from her system and pray that when they came back in august and she saw his stupid smirk again that it wouldn’t make her feel this way anymore. “yeah, with them, and my sister-in-law.” not all of her friends listened to her closely and she appreciated that he really did. she was more open with him than she was with most people, and he seemed to understand that. she wasn’t sure how open with her he was, but he seemed to trust her, and that was something. “well, yeah, it would be easier. but i can’t fit all my worldly possessions on a plane.” she smiled, aware that he knew full well that her possessions were far from worldly. elliot almost asked him about what he was doing for the summer but remembered that it would involve noah and decided to keep her mouth shut. she didn’t know that the two of them were going on a cross country road trip, and i really hope that if she finds out it’s when she’s in a better place mentally. “plus spruce has never been on a plane, and i have a feeling he would hate it.” to be fair, spruce hated most things. “it’s not that bad, i’m used to it.” elliot wasn’t sure if she was trying to convince him or herself. she had spent the latter half of her childhood all alone, and sometimes she still felt that way. she would definitely feel somewhat alone next year with so few friends left at gallagher, but she’d be fine.

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yaragale​:

“plus, while i understand her motivation for not being upfront about the double agents earlier on, her keeping it under wraps did screw over some people. i think she’ll live if i sit next to my friends.” yara doesn’t really see this whole situation in black and white, but her shit did still get leaked, so like… she’s gonna sit next to satomi. also as a sidenote at my graduation we all just had cards with our name on it so you could switch seats because they just read your name off the card when you went up and mailed you the diploma anyway. “no, i’m from vegas.”

“i’m not sure she had much of a choice. like, what would her alternative have been? telling people, i guess, but i think she had to wait until it seemed safe to do so.” apparently elliot was on the laura sutton defense squad tonight. “i’m not saying she didn’t make mistakes, i just think there was no good solution.” she did agree that letting people sit wherever they wanted was probably the least they could do. “oh, that’s cool! i’ve only been once, but my aunt lives in reno so i’ve been there a bunch. that’s, like, way closer to santa rosa, but i think of it as basically being baby vegas, so.” she wasn’t sure how far apart reno and vegas were, just that it was far, but she thought the vibe was similar.