#ITS NOT DONE YET LIKE I THOUGHT IT'D BE BUT I WILL CHANGE THAT WHILST IM GONE

[mackeydoodledoo]

She Wears Short Skirts, I Wear T-Shirts: Chapter 3

Pairing: Bridget (Cheerleader AU) x (Fem!)Reader

Chapter Summary: Continuing on hanging out with Bridget, she invites you to one of her Cheer competitions, however, you have a band competition the same day...

Chapter Warnings: Anxiety, Swearing

Chapter Key: Italics = Thoughts, +*+ = Time Skip, F/n = Friend's name, B/n = Band Name, Bold/Italic = Flashback

Chapter Theme: Aftertaste - Katie Gavin

A/n: n/a

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*Y/n's POV* You walk into school Monday, everything going back to its bleak, bland self...

"Hi Y/n," Bridget comes up to greet you

"Hey you," You smile

The both of you walk around the school...

"Your Sunday go okay?" She asks

"Yeah, I just went to work and finished any homework I had yet to get to," You say, "You?"

"Yeah, I got to sleep in," She says

"That must be nice," You say

"Hey so I have a question," She says

"Yeah?" You ask back, "Shoot."

"This Saturday, I have a cheer competition with the town's independent competitive cheer team," She begins, "It'd mean a lot to me if you came."

Wait...

"This... Saturday?" You ask

"Yeah, why?" She asks

"Band has a competition," You explain, "The competition that determines whether our and goes to State Finals..."

"Oh," Bridget puts on a smile, trying to hide that she was sad

But, she was terrible at hiding her sadness emotion.

"I'll try," You say

"You will?" She asks

"Of course," You smile, "I've never been to a cheer competition before. So it's bound to be an interesting time."

The both of you stop at her first period.

"Okay, I'll text you the details in like... the next few days," She says, "Hopefully I'll see you there..."

She disappears into the classroom.

+*+

You sit at the front desk at the record store...

Man.... Working some weeknights sucks...

But, you were able to make a few extra bucks whilst being in high school.

But the entire place was dead, other than your manager who was in the back, doing god-knows-what.

Hey whatcha doing? I'm at work... So bored... You? Laying in bed, where do you work? The local record store. Oh! I didn't know you worked there. Guess I'll have to come visit ;) It would sure beat being in here by myself. Don't you have a manager with you? I do, but he's always in the office. Part of me believes he only goes back there to sleep and let me do all of the work. Do you want me to come in and keep you company? I'm off soon, so it wouldn't be worth it. 'Preciate it though :) Always. Anyway, I just wanted to text you the information

You watch as your phone dings with the address to the high school Bridget was going to compete at.

Epic, well, I'm going to head out of here and then to bed. Goodnight Pinky. Night Emo ;)

+*+

You walk into the band room, coffee in hand.. You couldn't wait to be done with outdoor band...

"Captain! There she is!" Your bass 5 member greets you

You sigh as you go grab your drum for a sectional.

"You're lucky your drumline instructor likes you all enough to get breakfast," He says, gesturing to boxed up food behind him

"I can take over until you're done eating Y/n," f/n says

*Bridget's POV* You wake up to your alarm and get changed into some simple sweats, but packing your independent cheer team outfit into your backpack.

"I'm heading out," You say to your parents who were at the table

"Okay, we'll see you there," Your dad says

You exit the door and plug in your music as you approach the car parked at the curb of your house.

"Morning Bridge," F/n greets you

"Morning," You yawn

"Want to get coffee before we head to practice?" She asks

"Sure," You sigh

"Hey, you're not your usual chipper self in the morning, spill," She says

"I invited someone I like... And she said she had something very important to do," You begin, "I'm worried she'll miss it."

"First, it'll be her loss," f/n chuckles, "Second, don't let it get to your head today. It's another big day."

You nod.

+*+

You sit with your girls as you all much on catered food.

Hey you, rehearsals going good? Yeah, how about you? We finished, we're packing our equipment into our truck, and then heading to the competition site.

"Okay girls, let's run the routine one more time before heading out!" Your coach yells

You all get up and follow each other to the padded floor for another routine run.

Good luck at your competition. Good luck at yours :)

You board the bus and sit in your own seat as you drive to the competition.

+*+

You step off the bus and follow the coach to check-in. You look at your phone, hoping to see a text from Y/n...

Nothing...

Must be at her competition by now... Or even out on that field...

You set your belongings in the designated area and begin to stretch your body.

+*+

*Y/n's POV* You quickly, but efficiently put your drum away and quickly change into presentable sweats and quickly make your way to your car.

*Bridget's POV* Anxiety runs through you as you travel throughout the school, heading to warm up areas and then to the competition floor.

You've competed in the little Regional class competitions before, and finally earned your wya up to Independent class....

Why am I so nervous?...

As you get into place you look up one more time, hoping to see Y/n in the crowd. Last second, you see someone rushing to the stands. You weren't able to wait any second longer before the music began.

+*+

Your friends split off after they hand you the first place trophy.

"Oh Sweety that was amazing!" Your mom hugs you

"Thanks mom," You sigh into a smile, "I just wish Y/n was able to make it..."

"Oh, you didn't see her as you walked off the floor?" She asks

You blink at your parents in confusion... However, your dad points over your shoulder. Y/n leans against the wall.

"If you're going to hang out with her, go on," Your mom tells you

"We'll see you at home," Your dad says

Without a second thought, you run down the hall.

"You made it!" You practically jump into Y/n's arms

"I said I'd try," She says, "I made it just before you started performing."

So... That person running to the stands was her...

"Do you want to grab a bite to eat?" She offers, "I drove straight here as soon as we got back to the school and I'm kinda starving, and with a routine like that, I'm sure you are too."

Your stomach grumbles...

"You read my mind," You smile

"Come on," She says, "By the way, where's the rest of your team?"

"They all left," You say

"What a shame," She sighs, "I'd wonder if your independent cheer girls would have liked me too..."

"Do you wish for every girl to gawk over you?" You ask

"No!" She says, "Not at all. But, it'd be nice if your friends I have yet to meet would like me."

"I didn't know you cared about first impressions," You smile

"I don't but... Your prized drummer shows up at a Cheer competition," She chuckles, "She's out of her element here!"

You giggle, "Come on, let's get you out of it then."

+*+

Y/n drives to the same diner, and the both of you sit in a booth.

"What's it with you and this place?" You ask

"Could never go wrong with a good burger," They say, "And it's basically the only place I know how to get to by heart."

"Also, how did the band do?" You ask

"We're going to state finals," She smiles

"That's amazing!" You smile back, "I didn't have ant doubts the band wouldn't. They have the greatest drumline."

"Well, not to toot my own horn but we did win the award for best percussion," She says, sounding full of herself

"The town's united Cheer team also took first," You brag

"With a cheer routine like that, I wouldn't doubt it a single second," She says

"When's state finals?" You ask

"Next week," She answers

"That soon?!" You ask

*Y/n's POV* "Well, yeah," You say, "It's beginning to get too cold to do band things. Even if the state finals venue is indoors."

"How will you be able to revise the show on time?" Bridget asks

"You underestimate the ability to change a show with less than a week," You chuckle

"I'm serious!" She says

"I am too," You say, nonchalantly, "There have been times where we have changed a drill set the day before a competition. We all had it nailed in like... Thirty minutes."

"Thirty?!" Her eyes widen

You nod, "You know, if you joined marching band, you'd fit right in with the color guard."

"Really?" She looks at you

You nod again, "They're graceful, badass, and beautiful. They're also scary at times, but that's mostly when we're crossing between them as they spin their props. Did I tell you that they also spin more than just flags."

"I've seen it," She says, "They're awesome."

"Maybe, you should consider giving winter guard a try," You suggest, "I won't force you, but I'll send you some videos from my guard friends. I do winter percussion... As the drum set player."

"Oh, I wonder how you got that part," She smiles

"Well, I started out doing auxiliary percussion, then moved my way up to drum set," You explain, "Drumset is simply an extension of percussion."

"I'd totally come to one of your winter shows," She says

"Well... The ensemble I'm with is out of state...." You sigh, "One of the top 5 groups in the entire country."

"I'll make the drive," She says

"There's a lot of car mileage and gas involved," You attempt to deter her away from making the drive you do

"I don't care, I want to see whatever show you do," She says

"Well then I will keep you updated on my indoor drumline endeavors," You chuckle

+*+

After dinner, you drive her home...

"Hope I didn't take you from family stuff," You say

"They didn't mind," Bridget says, "As always, thank you for driving me home."

"Anytime pinky," You reply, "I shall see you on Monday."

Chapter 4

[otter-pup]

The stream of the new liquid being pumped down your throat doesn't stop, even once you're pliant again. The tentacle in your mouth continues to pump it down your throat, the taste almost addicting with how sweet it is.

The new eggs are indeed equal to two normal ones. Each time on passes through your cervix, a stretches, but you've long grown used to it. Your stomach is so large now you can't even think of moving. With how large its gotten it would seem like even the tentacles would struggle with just getting you up on your legs. Not it'd ever happen, considering how willingly you are to sit amongst the tentacles.

When the time comes to lay the new, larger clutch, it'll take you more effort. These eggs are larger and they require more energy to push. A single egg takes you much longer to push than the smaller eggs. And the tentacles don't seem patient, having gotten used to you laying the eggs whilst they pump new eggs into you. So while you're only on laying the third egg, the tentacles opt to speed things up. The ones outside your body press down on your belly, applying pressure. Any noises of protest or trying to wiggle away is stopped as the aphrodisiac is near flooded down your throat by the tentacle in your mouth, forcing you to swallow and any thoughts of resisting melting away.

The tentacles continue to push down on your belly, forcing you to lay the larger eggs continously. When you cum its more intense and the slick allows the eggs to slip out of your cunt in a constant stream. Your cunt is stretched wide, not getting a single break as you continue to lay the eggs. The new larger eggs are pumped into you quickly, matching how quickly the eggs are coming out of you.

Once you're done laying, the tentacles finally move away from your belly, no longer pressing down on it. Oddly, another tentacle joins the old on in your mouth and begins to pump down the same liquid the other one is. More want, more need overtakes you. You need to be an incubator for these eggs. You need to be as big as possible. You need to heavier. You need more, more, more, more.

More tentacles join the others in your cunt, not swapping out. They begin to pump the larger eggs into you as well, making your belly swells even faster. The tentacles responsible for giving you the liquid that allows your skin to stretch and your womb to stretch are back as well. Pumping and moving in tandem with the eggs being laid in your stuffed womb, keeping you out of pain.

It seems your laying of the larger eggs got them excited, puppy. I hope you're ready for your largest clutch yet.

🐺

i get used to the feeling of being constantly dazed from the liquid, to the point where I don’t even remember that it’s not normal. im so happy and comfortable like this, swollen so big, getting a little bigger with each passing minute.

the tentacles don’t seem to lay as fast when im not laying, so the growth is slower, but it’s so pleasing feeling my cervix stretch around each egg that I forget any fear I had about their size and just moan at each one popping into my womb, forcing the other eggs to shift to make room and my stomach to stretch even further. any thought of trying to leave is long gone, and any possibility of even walking to a different part of the cave or even just changing positions is gone too.

i don’t expect the struggle that comes with laying these new eggs. im groaning as i push twice as hard as id usually have to, just for one egg to make it halfway out of my cunt. the tentacles wait at first, but i feel the exact moment they decide im taking too long, the ones in my cunt moving to stretch it out more and the ones on my belly being joined by even more and pushing down.

i cry out, but I don’t even get to try to move before the tentacle in my mouth starts pouring its liquid down my throat full force, immediately making my head fuzzy, the only coherent thought the need to push and lay like a good incubator.

eggs are being forced out of my womb one behind the other, my cervix barely getting a second between each stretch, my cunt not granted any of that same mercy as i push, each egg that pops out being followed by another right behind it. cumming only speeds it up, forcing more eggs out at once, so the tentacles start stimulating my tdick too as the tentacles finally start laying new eggs.

by the time im done, i can’t think at all. im not just pliant, im completely limp in the tentacles surrounding me. the new tentacle in my mouth doesn’t particularly change that, but it returns some thoughts to my head: insistent ones, telling me I’m not big enough, that I need to be a good incubator and take more eggs and get bigger.

i listen, whining and trying to plead through a full mouth for more. the tentacles listen, multiple others shoving into my cunt and through my cervix while the liquid one joins them, my belly being covered in more of the slime, eggs being pumped through my cervix multiple at a time, belly stretching faster than ever before.

if i wasn’t so dumbed down, id realize I’m far more egg than person by now, my womb swollen to overtake the rest of my body, my sole purpose to carry and lay the tentacles eggs. you could tell me that, but in my current state I think it would only make me want to stay like this, to keep getting bigger, to fulfill my purpose as well and as much as I can.

[illumiiiz]

For the asks I picked random numbers: 2-9-15-99-33-21💕

Thanks!! 💕  This’ll probably be the last thing I post before i leave for my trip, so TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES, GUYS!

2: Are you artistic?

HEEEECK YEAH 😂😂 Although maybe “artistic nerd” would be a better term lol. Either way, yes XD

9: Do you have any cool talents?

Not really... there is this one thing tho, it’s kind of like I can tell when something bad is going to happen. I dont know what it’ll be, but I'll just have this really strong feeling that something will go wrong, and soon. I’m still tying to figure it out tbh lol. But it's cool ^^

15: What's the best dream you’ve had?

DEFINITELY the one I had where I had a pet dragon and we’d go on rides over the woods together, and look for deer and stuff. It was amazing, it felt so real lol.

21: What is one of your bad habits?

Going ahead and doing stuff despite me telling myself not to 😅 Okay, after this it’s definitely time for bed. Alright sounds good...... but maybe not!

33: Can you swim?

Yep!! Not very fast, but I could keep myself from drowning pretty easily lol. I’m still working on speedfactor

99: Is there a feeling you’re trying to ignore? What is it?

Yes. Currently, the overwhelming dread of feeling like something will go wrong on this trip I'm about to leave for.

I wasn't expecting to wakeup like this and now I'm worried lol.

[strxnger-things]

omg i finally found you!! I liked ur birthdaygate post AGES ago then forgot your url but im so glad i found you again bcos i have SO many questions- pls pls pls can you explain your theory more bcos its driving me crazy, a lot of people dont like this theory for some reason but im on the fence about how i feel about it :/

damn, I really thought I had the best hiding spot... *climbs out of a dark corner and stretches*

lol, hey!

ok so before I go any further into this, I just want to make something clear: I'm not the person who came up with the birthdaygate theory. I've seen a few people conflating birthdaygate with the post I made about something funky going on with the memories mentioned in the S2 shed scene, but they're like totally two separate things. Birthdaygate is the cool, big-brain theory that suggests Will's forgotten birthday is secretly a planned narrative tool that we'll see explained in Season 5 (whoever first put the evidence for that together, you rock and I have mad respect for you)

Memorygate on the other hand, is just a small expansion of it: my suggestion as to when or why Will's birthday might have been forgotten. Honestly, I'd not given the whole theory much thought before I unceremoniously threw it into the byler tag and watched the horror and heartbreak spread haha I'll do my best to explain it a little more, but I don't think I'll really be able to help much. My intention was never to convince people of anything. It was literally just me going, "huh... hey guys, isn't this kind of suspicious...?"

and the thing is, if you don't believe in birthdaygate to begin with, then memorygate is completely moot. Like, it's just a lot of fun. But if birthdaygate is real, memorygate just might be one possible explanation. Maybe. ?? honestly? I think it would kinda suck if it was real. I totally understand why some people hate it. Whilst I'm sure it'd be a shocking twist, it would also be very deux ex machina, and it'd mess with the character's agencies.

but like, if it WAS suspicious... ...here we have a villain who can canonically a) view people in the present moment like they're all laid out on a chess board ("now-memories"), b) enter any mind he so wishes and spy on their innermost thoughts and memories, and c) seems to have a connection/obsession with time.

This villain is also literally told a bunch of memories relating to one of his primary antagonists. The S2 shed scene helped Will break free of his possession just enough to save the day, but at the same time, what if Vecna was being given precious ammunition that he could utilise for future use? It's kinda convenient that Will's birthday is A Thing™ now, and the ONE time it's mentioned in the narrative is one of the most powerful and important scenes. Coincidence? Yeeeeah, maybe.

and as to how Vecna could have 'used' all those memories for his own benefit, I can only speculate. We don't yet know enough about what Vecna is fully capable of. Can he flit through people’s mindscapes without the victim suspecting anything? Do they always have a nosebleed or a headache, or is that just for when he’s going to kill/ consume you to open a gate?  Memorygate is just the theory that Vecna’s done something to those memories, including Will's birthday, because he knows they helped Will fight back against his possession.

Of course, Will was physically possessed in comparison to the mind possession we saw with Max and the other victims, so we don’t know if that changes things either.  It could be time-related (like, the date itself has been screwed with) or it could be memory-related (e.g. nobody from the shed scene can remember it because at some point, Vecna has messed with their minds, one by one). I can't help but compare it to how Vecna entered Max's memory of the Snow Ball. She did the same thing that Will probably did, and entered a safe space in her mind to escape him. She fought back by remembering the good, anchoring herself to her friends and to her special dance/kiss with Lucas. But then Vecna found his way in to that memory, slowly but surely, and took it over so she could no longer hide there. 

We didn't see it as an audience, but what if that was kind of what was happening inside Will's mind in S2? 

I'm not sure what more I can say to explain the memory stuff because there's still a lot of guesswork when it comes to Vecna and his powers. But I can go a little further into the Byler part for you, seeing as I only briefly mentioned it in my first post and I assume that's what you want me to get into most. So Mike talks about DnD games and their swingset meeting, and I think the latter is arguably the most powerful memory mentioned in the whole scene. A lot of attention is focused on the swingset memory. It's super important. We can also pretty confidently conclude that Vecna is pissed at Mike, especially by the time S4 rolls round. He's long known who he is, and he knows he's directly foiled his plans on more than one occasion, just like El. So go back and watch the shed scene again, and think about what we learned about Vecna in Season 4. Was he watching from Will's eyes, a hulking presence stalking through his mind, clouding Will's sense of self and listening intently to every word Mike was saying? Yeah, probably. Mike was visibly emotional. Distressed, vulnerable, raw, honest. Vecna learned that day that Mike and Will are deeply special to one other. He knows they're best friends. He knows a lonely Mike first approached a similarly lonely Will on a swingset when they were in kindergarten ('it was the best thing I've ever done...'). He also probably knows how Will truly feels about Mike. So that's a lot of ammunition for him to help put his plans into action, whatever they may be. He apparently doesn't want to kill Will, but perhaps he wants to isolate him. To hurt him, to make him feel forgotten by his loved ones, in a long game to win him over? Who knows.......

Vecna plays chess with people. He spies, he collects information, he uses people's memories against them. And the shed scene would have been a prime opportunity. A feast, if you will.

Once again, I hope I'm wrong about this. :)

[manikas-whims]

Troublesome New Girl

Sequel to A Place Good Enough

[Read on AO3]

Characters: Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Kaz Brekker

Summary: Inej has newly joined the Dregs. She goes to return Kaz's coat in the presence of many members. *cue the teasing & jokes*

Jesper meets Inej & evidences of Jesper's crush on Kaz (tiny bit of angst).

Kaz is his usual self & sets an example. A violent one :)

Note:

I just noticed this complete written fic has been sitting in my drafts for a month now. I'm so dumb 〒_〒

PLEASE DO READ THE PREVIOUS PART IN THIS SERIES TO UNDERTAND THIS SEQUEL.

Hope you guys enjoy!

Inej

The constant noise of banging against wood rouses Inej from her sleep. She looks around haphazardly only to find herself lying on a cot in an unknown room, her torso covered by a grey coat. Sun's rays blind her eyes momentarily as she turns her face, an open window staring back at her, not the daunting walls of the Menagerie. Memories of the previous night flood back and her shoulders deflate in relief. She takes a long breath to calm her rapidly beating heart. She doesn't need to endure Heleen's beatings or sell her body anymore. She is free of that life. Free.

“Oi new girl!” a voice calls, followed by more knocking at the wooden door to her small room. “Brekker told me to bring you some clothes. I’m leaving a pair out here.”

Right! Kaz Brekker had promised her better clothes. She leaves the comfort of the cot but by the time she unlocks the door to thank whoever was on the other end, the person is gone. She catches a short glimpse of a feminine figure with blond hair at the stairs and vows to thank her later. Picking up the clothes, she closes the door.

Jesper

When Jesper had heard his fellow Dregs gossiping about Dirtyhands bringing back a girl with him late at night, he hadn’t given it much thought. He had ignored Anika when she had said that she was literally asked by Kaz himself to provide the said girl with some clothes. In fact, he had completely shooed away anyone who came up to fill his ears with rumors about this unknown Suli girl and the bastard of the barrel. So when a small, bronze-skinned girl bumps into him on the third floor of the Slat, he's stunned.

"Ohhh—", The girl waves her hands frantically, her pupils dilating in concern, "I'm sorry."

But Jesper doesn't bother with apologies for he's too busy appraising her. Now she does match the rumored descriptions and is even donning Anika's lame clothes. But what actually piques his interest is a neatly-folded coat in the deepest shade of grey held between her dainty hands. He doesn’t need to think long to guess who it belongs to. There’s only one person who doesn’t indulge in the colorful fashion sense of the barrel— Kaz “Dirtyhands” Brekker.

He feels his insides fuming. But no way is he going to act like an idiot and jump to conclusions. Just because here's a girl he’s never seen before and she happens to have a coat, doesn’t mean that every single narrative he's heard about this whole situation is true.

He narrows his eyes in what he assumes is his best look of suspicion as he towers over the girl. “Where did you get that?”

"Um", she looks down at the piece of clothing and mumbles in the most innocent tone, "Mr. Brekker lent it to me."

Mr. Brekker!? The hell kinda way is this to address a man you slept with? Or whatever the heck it is that Dirtyhands prefers to do with girls..

"Why?" he asks. From Jesper's experiences, the young lieutenant of the Dregs isn't big on kindness. "Why did he lend it you?"

The girl's brows narrow in thought. It seems she herself is unsure of the reason. Her left palm clutches her right forearm in apprehension. "I guess..because I wasn't in a very decent attire."

Alarms go off in Jesper's head again. What exactly happened between her and Kaz? His heart needs answers yet he knows that its none of his business so he suppresses the unease welling in his belly.

"Well Kaz is up there." He gestures in the direction of the attic. "I'm headed there right now so I can give it to him."

The girl frowns. "I can't let a stranger do that for me. Besides," she twirls a strand of her hair, her eyes alight with some indescribable emotion, "I must properly thank him myself."

Jesper is familiar with this look. It mirrors his own when he was still a newbie at the Dregs and wanted to prove himself, wanted to repay Kaz for saving his ass. And not just by helping him pluck stupid pigeons but also by adding extra sums of profits to his ledger. Jesper can empathize with her on this.

"He saved you too," The Zemeni asks carefully, "didn't he?"

She stares at him, gauging the understanding in his expression and simply nods.

He rubs the side of his neck awkwardly. "Well, wanna go up together?"

Her eyes widen and she involuntarily takes a few steps back. Distrust. Fear. He can empathize with this action as well. In the barrel, it'd be foolish to believe a complete stranger within few moments of the first encounter.

"Then," he smiles the smile that many have called charming and starts his ascend upstairs. He only looks back once to wink at her, hoping it'll quell her anxious mind a bit, "follow my lead?"

"I can do that." she mumbles, more to assure herself and takes the first step of many that will become the foundation to their sibling-like friendship.

Kaz

When it comes to change, development and fresh ideas, Per Haskell always cowers and dismisses the topic. People like that will never achieve anything if they aren't willing to take risks. The restoration of that abandoned fifth harbour would already be in motion if Kaz hadn't chosen to waste another of his precious mornings trying to convince his boss that investing in it may prove fruitful to the Dregs. And so, after a pointless argument he had had earlier with the old man, he's decided to take matters into his own hands.

Huffing audibly, he continues explaining every member present in his room their respective job for the day. The boisterous throng huddled around him, begins dispersing all of a sudden. Curiously, Kaz looks up to find his faitful right-hand man Jesper Fahey walking in, a mischievous glint in his silver irises.

"We bumped into each other on our way up here." Jesper gestures behind him.

And it is then that Kaz notices her presence— Inej Ghafa, the strange Suli girl he had brought back from the West Stave. Oddly, he had felt her presence moments ago but had brushed it off as a mere byproduct of his rest-deprived mind playing tricks on him. Turns out his intuition hadn’t been wrong at all.

"Its that Suli girl."

"The one that Brekker took up to his bed?"

"Who would've thought Haskell's rabid dog had such exquisite tastes."

The one that Brekker took where? Haskell's rabid what? Kaz isn't sure which remark he finds more insulting towards his reputation. Although he does realise he has no one except himself to blame. He should'nt have let the girl follow him up to the attic last night. As usual, he'll have to cover this small err with fresh tales about himself that are even more gruesome than the previous ones. But for now he must find out why the new girl is here.

Anika’s clothes are baggy on her small frame— a deep green shirt so loosely-fitted that she has tied its ends into a double knot just above her belly-button whilst the fawn-colored trousers hang tastefully around her hips. He watches her long, silky hair sway behind her as she walks gracefully in his direction, determination glimmering in her dark brown irises. Shock briefly flits across his gaze but before he can even think of stopping her, she shoots out her hands in which he (dreadfully) recognizes, she’s holding his coat. He can feel all eyes in the room already settling on him. They collectively stare in a mix of shock, curiosity and..is this jealousy he's witnessing on a few faces?

"What do you think you're doing?" He grits out. He hears a muffled snickering which he's sure is Jesper's and wonders if the two somehow managed to become friends in the short span of their climb up the stairs. And that they both planned this prank together on their way.

However, Inej only furrows her brows, debunking his ridiculous theory. She seems to be wondering what she's done wrong as she answers confidently, "I forgot to return it last night."

More interested staring ensues. The new pen in his palm snaps.

Is this girl serious right now? It took him long, unrelenting years to rise to the position he's at. He's spilled his blood, sweat and tears to scatter the seeds of terror about him throughout the expanse of Ketterdam. Even people who come across him for the first time, visibly shiver and turn pale. So what part of their last conversation has given her this courage to approach him so casually? She seems to have forgotten the fact that he’s an infamous barrel thug, feared by merchers, stadwatch and gangsters alike. She isn’t supposed to saunter up to him and return his coat, making this whole exchange appear to be a scandalous affair to the curious bystanders. She isn't supposed to crumble Dirtyhands' hard-built reputation with just a few words!

"Stand aside, I'm busy." He mutters, because he truly has no idea how to get out of this predicament and hopes that his caustic tone will get the message across just like it does with everyone else.

To his utter dismay, Inej seems to be far more tactless than Jesper, who still hasn't stopped snickering. She tucks the coat back in her arms and bites her lip as if suppressing herself from saying something mean. Her eyes quietly regard his own, an unspoken understanding settling between them. She is aware that if she doesn't wish to be thrown back into the Menagerie, she must behave properly with him. And yet, her nostrils flare as she responds, "I just wanted to pay my gratitude-"

"You can pay your gratitude," Kaz hisses back, glaring up at her from his perched position, "with your services." And its only after uttering those words does he realise the ambiguous implications hinted in them. Jesper's shoulders are shaking uncontrollably now, his palms tightly clamped around his mouth to muffle his laugh.

"Slow down, Dirtyhands." comments someone from the back and the whole room bursts into a howl of laughter. Inej brings a palm to her lips, gasping in mortification.

Kaz massages his eyes. Dealing with these ruffians has already been a headache. Now this new girl just walks in and takes the cake. She's proving to be far more dangerous– scratch that– far more more troublesome than he had expected.

He lets them have their fun as he pulls out a knife from his coatsleeve and gets up. He ambles towards Dirix, his steps slow and deliberate. He's sure it was Rotty who'd made the joke but Dirix is standing closer and it doesn't really matter who said what. Dirtyhands just needs to set an example.

The young boy is suddenly looking very pale. Kaz grabs his right hand, the dominant one and digs the blade along the joints of his fingers. The knife easily tears through his skin and goes deeper into the muscle beneath. Dirix is now screaming whilst everyone else hold their breath. From his peripheral vision, he catches the horror on Inej's face and rolls his eyes. Surely she must've heard of his violent endeavors at the menagerie. She shouldn't have approached him in the first place if she's going to be so shocked everytime he spills someone's blood.

He roots out the knife before it can completely sever Dirix's limbs. "Get 'em patched up." The boy is already running out.

He walks back and tosses the knife to the desk, its loud clang making everyone flinch in fright. "Pipe down before I actually start chopping tongues."

The threat silences everyone.

"This is Inej Ghafa." He points at her and the girl cowers slightly. Not at all the abrupt attention on her, he notices, but from him. "She's to be a new spider."

This one simple statement seems to piece together everything for them. Though he has an inkling that his previous act of brutality also plays a major part. They nod and whisper amongst themselves. He almost scoffs. Of course its easier for them to believe that Kaz Brekker took up a girl to his room for information. Not some spicy dalliance.

"Now get to work." He orders and one by one they shuffle out of the room, Rotty nodding respectfully. He knows he was spared merely by luck.

Jesper is the last one. He winks at Inej before taking his leave. "See you around, new girl!"

And with all of them gone, Kaz turns to Inej. She inhales a breath in anticipation.

"Let's start your training."

So hopefully that was as fun reading as it was for me writing :3

Coming parts will have Inej's training and ofc her picking her canon outfit.

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Buster & Rio

Buster: [okay so like he sends whatever prom proposal idea I come up with which can't be a miscommunication cos it'll be like come to prom lol even if just in a letter or whatever we'll see. Boy you better pray Indie or Drew don't see that you extra bitch] Rio: I just got your present Buster: I'll buy you a plane ticket now then, yeah? Rio: You can't Rio: I really wanna go with you but it's a no go getting any more time off work Rio: and it's footie, it's proper hectic lately Buster: Just call in sick for a few days Rio: I've not got sick either, I used it all in that one go Rio: I'm sorry, it's shitty Buster: Fuck's sake Buster: Alright Rio: 🙁 Rio: Wish I could, it'd be fun Rio: so American Buster: Yeah, I wish you could too Buster: I'm gonna have to ask an American now Buster: What do you reckon, the girl who's at the top of her game now or the hot older girl who used to be where she is but now she's at college & back for the weekend, like? Rio: Any older girl who's gonna go to a high school prom that ain't her own reeks of tragedy Rio: you don't wanna relive the glory days, like Buster: Head Cheerleader & principal's daughter it is then Buster: That's easy enough Buster: Cheers babe Rio: May as well live the cliche as hard as you can Buster: Exactly Rio: Enjoy Buster: I already enjoyed her when I first got there Rio: Shut up Buster: At least I know she takes a good picture Buster: Last thing I need is to spend the entire night teaching her anything Rio: Right Buster: They take the asking so seriously, it's ridiculous Buster: I'm gonna have to get her a present now as well Rio: Can probably get this back to you in time Buster: You're alright Buster: It needs to be big & public Buster: That's how they do everything Rio: Fun Buster: That ain't the word Rio: Like I'm gonna feel bad for you? Buster: Like I said, I've done everything I wanted with her already, so you should Rio: Well I don't Rio: ask someone else then Buster: She's the one everyone's asking, it ain't a choice Buster: Besides, there's no cheerleaders left who I haven't also done the same with anyway Rio: You either want that or you want the other Rio: not a problem, either Buster: I never said it was a problem Buster: Just thinking aloud Rio: You said you want sympathy Rio: and I already told you to shut up Rio: so clearly Buster: Nah, I said I deserve it, not the same thing Buster: It's your fault so it's the least you could do Rio: Ha Rio: Now you're really being stupid, huh Buster: You're the one who turned me down, babe Buster: Don't get much stupider than that, like Rio: So that's what this is Rio: show me what I'm missing, like? Rio: I didn't turn YOU down, I have to work, Jesus Buster: What this is, is that you could make it happen if you really wanted to Buster: You don't have to work, not at that job at least, you're doing more than fine with your other one Rio: Yes I do Rio: because I can't tell people about the other job, can I Buster: Well, I can't bring you to my school prom back home, can I? Rio: I know that Buster: Act like it then Buster: Jesus, I just wanted to do one normal thing Rio: Me too Rio: I said I wanted to come Buster: Not enough to actually come though Buster: So forget it Rio: It's called responsibilities Rio: regardless of what I want or don't Rio: there's shit I have to do, don't act like you don't know Buster: Don't talk to me like I don't understand what the word means Buster: I have responsibilities of my own Buster: But I also understand how to prioritise, and yet again, it appears you can't Rio: You don't know Rio: having a job is different Buster: Yeah, it's more people relying on you so you can fulfil the need you have to be needed, above all Rio: You're gonna attack me now, yeah? Buster: If you're gonna act like you couldn't get fired from this job & get another before your parents or whoever else noticed Buster: Don't bullshit me that anyone's sitting you down & going through your finances Rio: You aren't from this world sometimes Rio: if I get fired, it follows me Rio: if I get a rep as unreliable, I can't just get whatever job I want Rio: you want it to be that simple but it ain't Buster: Quit then Buster: You can spin that however you like Rio: I can't just quit my job on your say so Buster: It's what you want, you said so Buster: Unless that's bullshit, obviously Rio: It isn't Rio: that's not a reasonable exchange Rio: there's lots of shit we're bound to want to do Rio: again, I can't just quit things for all of them Buster: If I wanna do something, I do it & when I say we can do anything, I mean it Buster: It's not just words to me Rio: Don't even Buster: You're either on the same level or you're not Rio: Not even close Rio: you've got no clue Buster: If getting one includes you telling me how hard your life is compared to mine again, I'd rather not Rio: You've put enough words into my mouth for one conversation, tah Rio: like I said, you'll get it when you've got a job Buster: Like I already as good as said just then, fuck you Buster: You've been patronising enough for one convo Rio: Well you've been unreasonable and plain rude Buster: Don't fucking tell me I'm unreasonable when all I do is wait around for you to fit me in between all your responsibilities which no, of course I don't have a clue about despite hearing about them all the time Buster: You're actually unbelievable Rio: How dare I talk to you Rio: about my life Rio: if that's what you wanted you should know how to do it by now Buster: No, how dare you act like I don't know or care about your life Buster: Whilst also belittling mine, but whatever that's a whole other convo we probably won't have 'cause I clearly don't wanna talk ever Rio: It's what you said Rio: you're getting mad like I'm plucking this out of thin air when all I'm doing is repeating your words back to you Buster: No, I'm getting mad 'cause you're treating me like a spoilt little bitch Buster: I don't have a job 'cause I study all the hours it's possible to without burning out so I can get the grades I need for the future I want Buster: That's my responsibility Buster: You're not the only one with things to do Rio: I know all that Rio: and I never said I was Rio: because I'm not the one out here telling you to quit all that to do something that I want you to do Rio: because it comes down to the fact that you don't think my shit is worthy enough Rio: that it's not really important so I can drop it all whenever Buster: Don't be stupid Buster: You should drop it 'cause it's not even close to what you want & we both know that Buster: Your job isn't worthy, it's a fucking front Buster: & If you don't start living for yourself instead of every fucker else you're gonna have bigger regrets than not going to prom with me Rio: It's a stepping stone Rio: you don't want to study, you have to Buster: I'm working towards something, you're putting an obstacle in your own way Rio: No, I'm not Buster: Whatever Rio: Exactly Buster: If by exactly you mean, we're done talking about this, then yeah Rio: No, I mean exactly, you don't value what I do Rio: but there's no need to go over it, agreed, you've made yourself clear Buster: Christ sake Buster: My entire point is I value you more than this bullshit you're choosing to prioritise over what you actually want Buster: I didn't realise being selfish once would be the death of you or the end of the fucking world as we know it, like Rio: I already did that Rio: I came to see you Buster: So what, never again? Buster: Cheers for clarifying that Rio: I'm just saying Rio: I've been selfish Rio: plenty Buster: 10 days don't come close to years Rio: How am I explaining that one then Buster: The fact you feel like you have to explain everything is literally the only thing I don't understand Rio: I do Rio: I can't just go Buster: Why not? Buster: Why can't you just ever say you're doing something for yourself, 'cause you want to Rio: Because it's not fair Rio: I'm sure Indie would love to just leave and all but she can't Buster: She's a kid, it's different Buster: When she's old enough I bet she won't look back Rio: Probably but she doesn't have anyone to look after Buster: Neither do you Rio: Well that ain't true Buster: Come on Buster: You know what I mean Rio: I do, but it's not true Buster: The truth is, you've taken on something you shouldn't have had to Buster: & Yeah sometimes I'm mad about it Buster: How are you not? Rio: What's the point? Buster: It's your life Buster: There's literally no other point than that Rio: if being mad changed anything, I'd have done it already Buster: It can Rio: Not with this Buster: 'Cause its gone on too long Buster: Let people help you Rio: Who Rio: who has the time but me Buster: This family is big enough that they could all chip in Rio: Of course they do Rio: I told you Rio: no one can handle her like me Buster: So tell her to calm the fuck down Rio: 😂 Rio: really Buster: Okay no, that wasn't serious Rio: Yeah, you're really being silly now Buster: Yeah well Buster: I just miss you Buster: Sorry, like Rio: I miss you too Rio: even if you were a total prick Buster: Baby Buster: I am sorry Rio: Okay Buster: It's not but I wanna make it Buster: Tell me how I can make it up to you Rio: It doesn't matter Rio: you were just disappointed, yeah Buster: It still matters Rio: I'll get over it Rio: you will too right Buster: You're so frustrating Buster: But yeah Rio: Why am I frustrating Buster: 'Cause you'll argue with me forever but when I wanna fix it you shut up so fast Rio: 'Cos you can't Rio: I still can't come Rio: so Buster: That doesn't mean I can't make you feel better now Buster: What else do you want? Rio: Take back the mean things you said Buster: Alright Rio: Say it then Buster: I take back all the cunty shit I said Rio: Okay Rio: thank you Rio: I didn't mean to be patronizing and whatever else you said so I take that back too Buster: Don't Buster: I thought I'd grown the fuck up over here but I guess not Rio: Come on Rio: you have Buster: You come on Rio: It's just an argument Rio: people always say the worst shit for affect Buster: I know how arguing works Buster: Be a shit lawyer if not Rio: Exactly Rio: you just wanted to win Buster: Yeah Buster: Of course Rio: I really did wanna come Buster: I know Rio: You'll still have a good time Buster: Obviously Buster: Capable of that anywhere at any time Buster: There's graffiti in the girls changing room that attests to what a good time I am, like Rio: 🙄 Rio: Why do you always do that Buster: What? Rio: Tell me about shit you know I don't want to hear Rio: I don't do that to you Buster: What can I say? Force of habit Rio: No Rio: you're a dick Rio: you aren't the only person to ever get laid, you know Buster: Good, 'cause without the competition me & my friends would have nothing to talk about Rio: Well I'm not one of your friends Rio: and you probably don't wanna compare notes Buster: Calm down Rio: No Rio: it's fucking annoying Buster: It's not a big deal Rio: Then stop doing it Rio: easy Buster: Don't tell me what to do Rio: Then don't talk to me Rio: if that's all you've got to say Buster: Fine Buster: I've got loads of shit to do Rio: Alright then Buster: [let's do a time skip lol] Buster: You're right & I'm wrong Buster: Talk to me again Rio: I'm sure but Rio: what about, exactly Buster: Like you said, I'm a dick Buster: I shouldn't have taken it out on you that I have to leave soon Rio: You wanna stay Buster: I don't wanna go back to London Rio: Is it better there Buster: It's different Rio: Yeah Rio: probably 'cos no one knows you Rio: that's always nice Buster: It's not real, none of it feels like it matters Buster: Who I am, what I do Buster: But then there's you & you are & you do Rio: It does matter, you do Rio: there's just Rio: loads of bullshit too Rio: doesn't mean you are Buster: You don't understand, I don't have to try at anything, it's all just easy & cliche Buster: Like a holiday Buster: But shit's still getting done Rio: You're bored Buster: Only boring people get bored Rio: That's bollocks Rio: like, put it on a poster nonsense Rio: You want a challenge, is what I'm saying Buster: That's 'cause I've seen it on a poster here Buster: I obviously don't, do I, 'cause back home is a challenge & I don't wanna be there Buster: It doesn't make sense Rio: A challenge you can still conquer, like Rio: some things are just shit and they always will be Rio: You know you've done everything there and it still is Buster: How do you always get what I mean Buster: I'm chatting shit & you still know Rio: Work in a pub, don't I Rio: nah, you know why Buster: I miss you so fucking much, Rio Rio: I miss you Rio: I'm sorry I'm not there Buster: Yeah, you are wrong about that Buster: I ain't having a good time Rio: Baby Rio: there'll be a good after-party, yeah Buster: & Someone did spike the punch til then so Rio: Of course Rio: did you get to go with that girl then? Buster: Of course Buster: You're the only girl who says no to me Rio: Mhmm 😏 Buster: Why I like you Rio: No it's not Buster: You know when it's a good idea & when it isn't Rio: Well, I'm not an idiot Buster: This girl is Rio: Yeah but that's irrelevant to why you asked her isn't it Buster: But it's bound to be relevant to why she agreed Rio: Are you admitting you're anything but a catch? Buster: Shut up Buster: I mean, she knows I don't do repeats Rio: You asked her to prom Rio: she obviously thinks she's special Buster: Like I said, she's an idiot Rio: Bit harsh Buster: Why are we talking about her? Rio: I don't know Rio: what do you want to talk about Buster: You Rio: What about me Buster: Tell me how you are Rio: You wanna know actually or you want me to make you feel better Buster: Don't lie to me Rio: It was a long shift Rio: and like I said, I've missed you Buster: I'm here now Buster: What can I do? Rio: I don't know Rio: because I want to ask something I know I can't Rio: I feel like an idiot Buster: There's nothing you can't ask me Rio: I can't tell you what to do Rio: and that's right Rio: but I really don't want you to sleep with anyone else Rio: tonight Rio: it should've been me and it just makes me feel Rio: sick Buster: I haven't been with anyone else since I kicked that girl out Buster: I only want you, you know that Rio: Really Buster: I told you that I was over it then, that I wanted to be different Buster: Was gonna be Rio: Yeah Rio: I remember Rio: it's not like I didn't believe you or anything Rio: it's just a long time Buster: & I'm a slut, yeah, it's alright you can say it Rio: I would've been nicer about it Rio: it's a habit, after a point Buster: It is & I broke it Rio: I'm impressed Rio: but more genuine than that sounds Buster: 😏 Buster: I'm genuinely impressive, again, you can say it Rio: Alright, maybe I'll say that one Rio: again, nicer, if you're lucky Buster: I feel lucky so go ahead Buster: Make my night Rio: Buster Rio: you're incredible Buster: I can't wait to make you say that to me again Buster: Like you really mean it Rio: I do mean it Rio: but I could always mean it more Buster: I know you could Rio: Have you posted? Rio: I wanna see what you look like but I didn't wanna look Buster: [sends her loads of selfies because you don't need to see his date that's not a mood] Rio: You're so handsome Rio: fuck sake Rio: 😍 Buster: Show me what you're wearing then Rio: nothing like a prom dress Buster: Still Buster: I wanna see you Rio: [selfies in whatever look she was rocking for work] Buster: You went to work like that? Rio: Yeah? Buster: No wonder it's busy Buster: You look so fucking good, I'd get on a plane just to be there & order a drink Buster: Jesus Rio: You're so Rio: nice ain't the word Buster: You're so Buster: Hot ain't the word Rio: You're making me feel weak again Buster: You better lie down then, babe Rio: You better lie me down, boy Buster: I'll lie you on this table Rio: Then what Buster: Then we'll show my date & everyone else here who I'm really with Rio: Shit Rio: why am I not there Buster: 'Cause you're a good person Buster: Who cares about more important shit than high school dances Buster: & Like you said, who goes to a prom at a school that ain't theirs Rio: that don't mean that I don't care about you Rio: or it's a stupid thing to care about Buster: I don't care about it, I only cared about going together Buster: I used to want to do the whole asking you out on a date thing when we were kids Rio: I care about that too, you know Rio: If we could just be normal Rio: we'd be good together Buster: We are good together Rio: Yeah Rio: but we'd be allowed Buster: Nobody can or is gonna stop me Buster: You're mine Rio: I am Rio: nothing's changed that Buster: Nothing will Rio: No Buster: I'm gonna come & see you as soon as I get back Buster: Nance can be my excuse Rio: You will probably have to speak to her to make that believeable Rio: but if you can handle that Buster: Nah, I'll say that's what I'm going there to do face to face, if my parents bother to ask me, I don't actually have to Rio: The longer you leave that, the less you'll know what to say, like Rio: but I wanna see you Rio: so do come, regardless Buster: There's nothing for me & her to say to each other Buster: I'm showing up for you Rio: or so much you don't know where to start Buster: Stop Rio: Okay Rio: we don't need to talk about that Buster: Like I said, there's nothing to talk about Buster: What's done is done Rio: Okay Rio: then come see me Buster: I intend to Rio: Good Rio: and everyone else will be at school so we'll have all the time for us Buster: Before I have to be again too anyway Rio: Yeah Rio: we can make the most Buster: I'll prop up the bar & double your tips Rio: You already got me a gift I didn't earn Buster: Are you admitting you're anything but a catch 'cause I wouldn't? Rio: I'm just saying Rio: you don't have to spoil me Buster: I haven't yet Buster: You'll know when I do Rio: Baby Buster: Did you like your presents, you never said? Rio: A lot Rio: you know Rio: you have good taste Buster: You have a good body Buster: It makes it easy Rio: 😚 Rio: Don't go to the gym as much as you but I try Buster: This summer you won't need to Buster: You're welcome in advance Rio: I'm not thanking you in advance Rio: gotta earn it Buster: You'll thank me whenever I want, I ain't forgotten how to make you Rio: 😳 Buster: Well, I made it through the chaperoned bullshit. Now the night really starts Buster: My date's mum was here, imagine mine agreeing to that 😂 Rio: And her dad, presumably Rio: that's wholesome Buster: I was tempted to fuck her purely for the audience but Rio: 🙄 Buster: You would too if you were this bored Rio: I wouldn't tell you about it Rio: how many times, boy 😏 Buster: Behave, I've already broken one habit for you Rio: I know what you're doing Rio: it's never been subtle, like Buster: What do you reckon I'm doing? Buster: Other than making my way to the after party, like Rio: You want me to be jealous Buster: No, I just want you Buster: It's been ages since you were here Rio: You struggling? Rio: Poor baby Buster: I don't struggle Rio: Nah? Buster: Did you forget who you're chatting to? Rio: I struggle Rio: loads Buster: Yeah? Rio: Every day Buster: How do you overcome it? Rio: I'll show you some time Buster: Why not now? Rio: 'cos your nights about to start Buster: It can start with you Rio: I don't think so Rio: I end things Buster: Prove it Buster: End me Rio: Fine Rio: [putting the outfit on to take it off vibes, a photoshoot] Buster: Oh Buster: Fuck Rio: May as well, yeah? Rio: not gonna let it go to waste Buster: You say that but if I was there, I'd ruin it Rio: That's never a waste Rio: I wanna be ruined too Buster: Fine but say thank you for whatever you want me to take off Buster: Manners are important to you, I know Rio: You're important to me Rio: and I wanna make you happy Rio: but these shoes Rio: I wanna keep them on Rio: so thank you for the dress Buster: I know why but you're still gonna have to stretch up for me, baby Rio: I'd rather bend down for you but if that's what you wanna see Buster: You can do both, we have time Rio: I can do so much more than that Buster: I'm well aware of what you're capable of Rio: [dress on the floor pic] Buster: I thought it couldn't look better than it did on you Rio: You should see the lingerie Buster: Show me Rio: Manners are important to me Buster: You don't need to thank me first we can just pull 'em to the side, it's alright Rio: Daddy Buster: Baby Rio: I've got the other present you bought me here too Rio: this is how you want me, or should I take the bra off? Buster: See, I told you the night's just starting Buster: Take it off, I want you to be comfortable Rio: then thank you for the bra Rio: and maybe Rio: but end it with me too Rio: okay Buster: Of course Buster: I wanna end every night with you Rio: I'm not getting you hard for any other bitch Buster: It's for you Rio: [Pic] Rio: I'm for you Rio: and I'm ready Buster: If you could hear the noise I just made, ready wouldn't be the word Rio: I'll get you to recreate it for me later Rio: where are you, are you there yet? Buster: Yeah, just got here Buster: I'm just taking a moment in the car alone before I go in Buster: Thanks to you Rio: I'm not gonna say sorry for wanting you for myself Rio: even just for a second Buster: Don't ever be sorry Buster: I'm yours for as long as you want Rio: Forever Rio: but you should have some fun tonight Rio: only fair Buster: I am Buster: More than fun Rio: I wanna have fun too Rio: tell me I can Buster: Do it Buster: I want you to have as much fun as you can Rio: Would you start slow Rio: or can I go hard already Buster: I couldn't go slow right now if I wanted to Rio: Thank God Rio: me either Rio: but I'm still trying to be 😇 Buster: You're so good Rio: Oh God Rio: You feel so good Buster: But I'm being so bad Buster: Anyone could come looking for me any second Rio: I think you wanna be caught Rio: almost as much as you want me right now Buster: I don't have a problem with anyone knowing how much I want you right now Rio: If how loud I'm being is anything to go by Rio: me either Buster: Where are you? Rio: I sorted out the balcony Rio: it's a nice night Buster: Have you said my name yet? Rio: I will Rio: I have to stop myself the rest of the time Rio: just in case anyone hears Rio: but should be safe and I really miss it Buster: That's the best thing about being here, I can say your name as often as I want Rio: You can't just say that and, fuck Rio: why couldn't either of us have a common name Rio: thanks, parents Buster: I just did & I am saying it 'cause I can't stop Buster: I don't know how I will when I have to but at least we can thank my parents for never being home Buster: That'll make it easier Rio: And you can come here, when they're both out Rio: it's not totally disgusting now, promise Buster: I'd come over even if it was Buster: I'd go anywhere for you Rio: See, you've definitely changed Rio: definitely would've called it ghetto or something not that long ago Buster: I can't spend all this time with you & not learn any manners Buster: I'm too smart Rio: 😂 Rio: You're too cute, is what you are Buster: You're too perfect is what you are Buster: It's no wonder I've fallen for you Rio: Buster Buster: Rio Rio: How drunk are you, babe? Buster: What kind of question is that? Rio: I'm just wondering how spiked the punch was Buster: I didn't spike it with brandy, like Buster: I'm fine Rio: Okay Rio: just checking Buster: You don't need to worry about me Buster: Just be here with me Rio: I'm here Rio: I'm totally yours Buster: Good Rio: I can't get over how good you look tonight Buster: [sends more pics] Rio: You're going to send me over the edge Buster: [even more pics] Buster: Go over for me Rio: How do you do this to me Rio: how can you have me like this from so far away Buster: 'Cause I love you Rio: Shit Buster: Don't you love me? Rio: No, it isn't that Buster: Tell me then Buster: Say you do Rio: We've never said this before Rio: you know Buster: Do you need to hear it again? Buster: I'm in love with you Rio: I love you Rio: please don't just be saying this Buster: Please just listen to me Rio: It was just unexpected Rio: but I'm listening, okay Buster: You think it's not unexpected for me? Rio: I don't know what I think really but no Rio: of course Buster: What you think is I'm off my face & chatting shit, yeah? Rio: No Rio: didn't say that Buster: You didn't have to Rio: I didn't say it so don't act like I did Buster: I told you how I feel so don't act like I don't mean it Rio: I'm not Buster: Okay Rio: Believe me that I believe you, yeah Buster: I want to, so yeah Rio: I'm not that bitch Buster: I know who you are Rio: Don't make it sound so threatening Buster: 😂 Rio: Well, it's a good thing the neighbours already hate this household Buster: We can always make 'em hate you more Rio: Yeah? Buster: Yeah Rio: How's the party? Buster: Standard Rio: Shame Rio: want the full teen drama cliches of some girl saving her v and then having a prom night baby Buster: Apparently fucking on prom night is myth Buster: So this lot all reckon Buster: Maybe they're just sluts like me though Rio: Rude Rio: could've left my illusions unshattered Buster: Behave, you're already living the dream Rio: 😏 Rio: American nightmare more appealing than actual problems though, obviously Buster: If you were here what cliche would you want? Rio: Entire football team, obviously Rio: #slaglife Buster: Don't Rio: Just a joke Buster: I hate it on so many levels Rio: I won't put it in my routine, like Rio: I don't know though, I can't imagine myself there Buster: You were though Rio: Yeah but properly Rio: I couldn't even do normal school and no one expects you to give a shit, really Rio: the idea of a pep rally and me is just Buster: You could but you didn't want to, firstly Buster: Secondly, I'm not properly here Rio: More properly than I could Rio: or most people, like Buster: The only place I properly am is with you Buster: That's the me that's closest to whatever the fuck I wanna be Rio: Good Rio: 'cos I like him Rio: and being with you Buster: I'm a headfuck, I know, but you're so important Rio: Who isn't Rio: I get you better than I get anyone else Buster: It's the only thing that's ever scared me, like actually Rio: Me knowing you? Buster: Yeah Rio: I didn't mean to Rio: but being scared doesn't have to be a bad thing Rio: you know Buster: It does. It is Rio: Why? Buster: It gets in the way of shit Buster: We'd have been here sooner if I wasn't Rio: Yeah but we might not have been ready Rio: you couldn't kiss, for starters Buster: Fuck off Rio: Couldn't resist but I actually mean it though Rio: we might've messed it all up Rio: who knows Buster: We already did that, loads of times Rio: but beyond repair Buster: There's no such thing Buster: Unless one of us died tragically young Rio: Well that's morbid Rio: you aren't killing me off to fuel your story, thanks Buster: The point is, there's always chances & choices Rio: Yeah, so we missed some then Rio: there's plenty more if we want them Buster: I want all of them Buster: Everything with you Rio: then they're yours Rio: ours Buster: I really fucking love you Rio: I love you Buster Rio: it's crazy saying that Rio: even if it's just typing Buster: Tell me I can come back now, there's only 3 days of school left here Rio 1. Can you afford to? 2. How much trouble will you be in with your school/parents? Buster: It's the perfect idea 'cause everyone here will think I've gone back home & everyone back home will think I'm still here like I'm supposed to be Buster: We can be together until I actually have to be back Rio: Okay, it does sound like it so what's the catch Rio: we don't get to just be together Buster: If anyone sees me in Dublin I'll be in loads of shit but just keep me out of sight Rio: Easily done Rio: Come back Buster: It's a week, we can do that, yeah? Buster: Nobody'll find out Rio: We've done longer Rio: I'll get a hotel for you this time Rio: I'd say stay 'cos Indie wouldn't tell but there's only 2 rooms so not gonna work Buster: & There's no way I could be quiet when I miss you this much Rio: Good point Rio: I forgot about that, she's out most the time I'm in but you know Rio: hotel, definitely Buster: I'm gonna go pack my shit up then Buster: That'll take a while Rio: another good point Rio: can we do this? Buster: We can do anything, babe Rio: Yeah Rio: I want you with me so bad Buster: I wanna be with you more than anything Buster: Just give me a few hours to pack & then I'll head to the airport before this party's even got good never mind finished Buster: They'll be going til morning & I'll be on my way by then Rio: I'm not gonna forget this, you know Rio: I'm gonna spoil you Buster: I'm not gonna stop you Rio: Priorities Rio: I'm gonna try harder Rio: okay Buster: I'll hold you to it, once I'm done holding you, like Rio: Do Rio: on both counts Buster: You're cute Buster: Really cute Rio: Cute like you wanna friendzone me now or cute like you wanna come here and fuck my brains out for a whole week Buster: There you go again asking a question that you know the answer to Buster: Cute like I'm doing lines so I can pack faster so I can get there ASAP Rio: There you go acting like you don't know I like to hear you Rio: remember you are gonna have to get through airport security in a bit, like 😂 Buster: It'll still be hours Buster: It's fine Rio: Good Rio: that's a cockblock too far Buster: I wouldn't let that happen Buster: I'm too determined to break another hotel bed Rio: 😏 Rio: We gotta Rio: be letting ourselves down otherwise Buster: & I promised not to let you down again ever, didn't I? Rio: I get it, you know what you're saying Rio: no need to show off Buster: There's every need 'cause you're so into how impressive I am Rio: You don't need to try, babe Buster: 'Course I don't but with you I like trying new things Rio: 😍🤤 Rio: be more perfect, honestly Buster: I'll try Buster: See, I told you Rio: You're such an adorable baby Buster: Right now I'm a jealous one, there's a couple making out literally next to where I'm standing waiting for my cab Buster: I want you like that Rio: Get a room, lads Rio: so soon Buster: I'd pull you so much closer than they are Rio: Obviously Rio: we're better Rio: and hotter Buster: This would be such a good wall to have you up against Buster: The light would basically display every inch of you Rio: Just to you or the whole party Buster: Just to me Rio: Always down for a private show Buster: That's why you're my favourite Rio: Fucking better be Rio: cheek Buster: You are, baby Rio: I'm your only baby, right Buster: Yeah Buster: I've only ever called other girls by their names Rio: Good Rio: you can always say my name too though Rio: well, when we can Buster: I'll say it for you all week Buster: As much as you want Rio: Oh you'll be saying my name, trust me Rio: make sure of that Buster: I've never said anyone's name as much as I wanna say yours Buster: Or how Rio: No girl has ever fucked you like me Buster: True Buster: I don't need to tell you what to do, I just like to Rio: you like how much I like it Buster: Yeah Rio: what else do you like Rio: how much can we fit into a week Buster: How much do you have to work & how long are your breaks when you do? Rio: it's getting really quiet in the weeks, it's actually annoying, sometimes they don't need me at all 'til fridays Rio: so if I do work much before the weekend, it'll likely be dead enough I can fit loads of 'breaks' in Buster: Nobody I know is a regular are they? I'll just get shit done from there for however long your shift is Rio: highly doubt it Rio: too sketchy a crowd Buster: Sketchy like I need to beat the shit out of them? Rio: Daddy, first of all Rio: but nah, I can handle them Rio: just not really your people Rio: plus everyone is easy over 35, even the after-work crowd Buster: I'll save it for your ex when I pay him a visit then, more worthwhile anyways Rio: Ugh, forget about him Rio: I'm not sharing Buster: You won't have to, it won't take long Buster: You'll be busy making me a drink for when I get back Rio: Stop making it hot, I don't want you to see him ever Rio: he's so Rio: it's embarrassing Buster: I don't want him to see you again ever or talk to you or think about you Buster: That's more important Rio: That'd be nice Rio: he might show up Buster: Let me make sure you're safe, okay? Buster: Please Rio: Okay Buster: Are you sure? I want your actual permission Rio: If he shows up, yeah Rio: I don't want you to go find him Rio: he'll just think I care Rio: he's fucked like that, and I don't care Buster: Okay Buster: I promise then Rio: I care about you so much Buster: Good 'cause other than my future, which you're a part of anyway, you're the only thing I care about Rio: I am Buster: Is that a question or are you agreeing with me that you're the only thing worth giving a shit toward? Rio: I was asking Rio: but that's the best thing you've ever said to me Buster: It shouldn't be a surprise to you, I only bother about things that matter & you matter more than anyone I've ever met Rio: Buster Buster: Rio Rio: I just want you home Buster: Soon, my baby Rio: Are you trying to make me wake everyone up? Rio: oh my god Buster: No, but if you do they'll be the only ones mad about it Rio: I feel like such a mess without you Rio: everything is better when you're here Buster: You're not though Buster: You're holding everything together Buster: Including me sometimes Buster: But that's a secret, 'cause McKenna's don't fall apart Rio: It's all our secret, baby Rio: no one knows Buster: I'm gonna enjoy leaving so many bruises on you this week that everyone can see, all the same 😈 Rio: I want it to be as obvious as we can get away with Rio: that's what makes it so hot Rio: they'll know I'm someones, just not who's Buster: & I'll know you're mine Buster: We have to record everything for when I leave Buster: Take so many pics too, like Rio: Exactly, and I'll feel that I'm yours Rio: we can use the new camera I got Rio: almost like being there Buster: It's only a month but in Chelsea that'll feel like 7 Buster: & I get so horny now that I'm just yours, your sympathy is optional though 'cause I'm not sorry that I am Rio: being horny is better than being bored Rio: or disappointed Rio: I always have time to play with you Rio: and I also always have at least 2 days off a week, standard, so Rio: even if they're weekdays, I could still come see you Buster: I'd rather not be fucked by you than go with any of them again, you know that Rio: you want me to love you more 😍 Buster: Yes Buster: I want you to love me more than you're ever loved any of the others Buster: & I wanna love you more than any of them did Rio: That's already happened Buster: Well, then I wanna keep it like that Buster: Keep you Rio: Please Buster: Don't say that, this cab is stuck in traffic & I need you so bad it actually hurts Rio: but I wanna be yours forever, daddy Buster: Fuck Rio: tell me how to be your girl forever Buster: Come & sit on my lap right now Rio: I like how you feel underneath me Buster: You'd love this Buster: How close I already am 'cause of you Rio: Do I even have time to get you out of your pants Rio: or is all it's gonna take me grinding my wet pussy on you like this Buster: I wish you could hear the answer I just gave you Buster: The driver definitely did Rio: Lucky Rio: I hope you're not sick of people telling you how sexy your accent is Rio: I thought it first Buster: Sick of them but never you Rio: Good, 'cos whilst I'm on your lap, you should tell me how much you've missed me Buster: Do you want me to whisper it in your ear or let this cabby know as well? Rio: Hmm Rio: he can know our secret, long as you tell him what a good girl I am too Rio: might not catch it in the mirror Buster: Of course Buster: I'll tell him you're an angel Rio: I won't tell him how 😈 you're being but he might guess Buster: He will Buster: So will all the other cars stalled in this traffic Rio: Now I need to be there Rio: traffic is only fun if you've got me there to give you road head Buster: Please be here Buster: I'm so Buster: Desperate for you Rio: I can feel it Rio: I could make you cum, get you hard and make you cum again before this car moved Rio: I know it Buster: Baby Rio: Yes, daddy? Buster: Do it Buster: Don't tease me, it's not nice Rio: You're right Rio: make me sorry later Rio: I've got important work to do right now Buster: Be sorry, don't make me have to make you Buster: Again, not very polite Rio: I don't know where my manners have gone Rio: it's gonna work in your favour when I meet you at the airport and we recreate this properly in the ride back though Rio: good girls do not behave like that, that's for sure Buster: Mine does Rio: Oh Rio: I fucking love you Buster: You can't say that to me right now Buster: I just Rio: You want me to make you cum Rio: I know how that is getting you Buster: I'm so loud he's gonna throw me out Buster: Jesus Rio: You look so beautiful when you cum Rio: I'll never forget the first time I saw, I couldn't take my eyes off you Buster: How could I feel anything but beautiful if I'm inside you Rio: I'm gonna make sure you feel like that always Buster: Forever, yeah? 'Cause you're always gonna love me too Rio: I've loved your forever Rio: and I'm not gonna stop Buster: Don't Buster: Oh my god Buster: Don't stop ever Rio: Never Rio: I need you, I want you, for everything, for always Buster: I've never felt like before & I never will again Buster: It's only yours Buster: For you, the happiest I've ever been Rio: Then you have to stay Rio: be mine, be happy Buster: I am Rio: You deserve this Rio: and more Rio: everything Buster: Give it to me, nobody else can Rio: You can have everything I have Rio: you know that Rio: I mean it, I'm yours Buster: Rio Rio: Buster Buster: You've made me such a mess Rio: Literal like IOU a clean-up and the fine or metaphorical Buster: Literally, like I haven't cum so much since you were here Buster: In the other sense, it's the opposite, obviously Rio: [adorable smug face selfie] Rio: can't have you changing your mind 'cos packing is the worst, like Buster: [a 😳 & we know why selfie back] Buster: I won't change my mind Buster: I love you Rio: See Rio: so fucking beautiful Buster: You are, yeah, keep telling yourself though Rio: You're silly Buster: [silly selfie cos he is] Rio: 😍 Rio: Mine Buster: Cab's moving again Buster: If we needed any more proof you're a goddess Rio: 🙌 Rio: Don't worry, I like you, so I'll only use my powers for good Buster: If you wanna be bad sometimes, I won't be that upset about it Rio: Keep that in mind Rio: do have a week, after-all Buster: 😈 Rio: You're really coming Buster: I really am Buster: So soon Rio: It's so weird Rio: how it feels like it's been forever this time Buster: I miss you too, babe Rio: You do now Buster: Behave, I did anyway Rio: Promise Buster: I swear to you Buster: On whatever you want me to Rio: swear on me Rio: 'cos I'm so important, like Buster: Alright, I do Rio: I believe you Buster: Good, 'cause I mean it Buster: & It's believable how important you are Rio: to you Rio: that's all I care about Buster: To everyone, but especially to me Buster: You are mine Rio: That never stops feeling good Rio: when you say that Buster: Tell me if it ever does, yeah? Rio: 'Course Rio: but it won't Buster: Time to pack Buster: Just gonna make coffee & risk the heart attack, like Rio: 😒 Don't play and don't die, thanks Buster: I'm a god too, don't forget. Immortal essentially Rio: Do you have to test that theory out when I'm not there to perform CPR though 😏 Buster: 😇 Promise Rio: Yeah that I'm only believing when I see it Rio: soz Buster: Well, you won't have to wait very long to see me so Rio: I know Rio: it's been way too long since I touched you Buster: I could've just touched you & I'd still want to Buster: Again & again, you know Buster: I can't get enough of all the ways you react to me Rio: I know the feeling Rio: it's all like new with you Rio: most lads are total carbon copies in bed Rio: even when you're good Rio: like sticking to a script, you know Buster: It's no different with girls, they've all watched the same porn, had the same chats with their friends, read the same advice Rio: Yeah Rio: been the thirdwheel to that mess too Rio: it's so boring Buster: I was frustrated in every sense of the word before you Rio: I know Rio: not that you ain't worth risking it all but it was lucky it was pretty obvious Buster: To you 'cause you were looking for it Rio: Hmm Rio: I'm not sure about that Buster: I am Rio: I'm fine taking knowing when people need to get laid as a special skill, like Buster: It's a decent skill to have Rio: I'd say it helps with the job but just take that as given, really Rio: no playing hard to get with it Buster: I mean, you could Buster: Some people are really into that Rio: I can Rio: they can't Rio: that's the beauty of it Buster: You're the beauty of it, but point taken Buster: The point I was trying to make is that me & you are the same Rio: Yeah? Buster: You weren't any happier than I was before this, you just care more about hiding that than I do Rio: True Rio: I don't know when it happened Rio: do you Rio: being, I don't have the word Rio: not happy but that doesn't equal sad, exactly Buster: It's never one thing you can pinpoint, I don't think Buster: Like, oh my brother died or oh we moved from Cambs or whatever, that's a cop out Rio: Yeah Rio: it's everything Rio: it all adds up and you're left with whatever at the end Buster: Exactly Buster: I also love that you brought it around to maths Rio: 😂 Barely Buster: Shh it's hot how smart you are Rio: Such a nerd Buster: You're a nerd & like I said, I'm into it Buster: It's such a wasted opportunity that we never got to study together Rio: That's a cliche I could've got behind Rio: I'll just help you Buster: Put your massage skills to good use, babe Rio: That went from wanting me for my brain real quick, you fake 😉 Rio: not that mad Buster: Smart as you are, I don't reckon I trust you to write all the essays I get assigned about problematic dead white men, like Rio: 'Bout the only way I wanna blow your professors' minds, I'm sure 🤢 Buster: Don't make me think about you blowing any of my professors Rio: Not a mood Rio: 100% I could find them on seeking arrangements though Buster: Definitely Buster: Not all, loads of them 100% prefer boys but a fair few Rio: 😒 typical Rio: such a boy's club Buster: We only have 2 teachers that aren't & they are both really old Buster: Not a mood either, if I wanted to live that cliche Rio: I think that's lowkey illegal Rio: I'm calling HR Buster: They only started letting female pupils in when they were forced, I don't reckon they care Rio: It's so archaic Rio: sure wherever you end up working will be the same though Rio: they give you the 'if you're gonna sexually harrass the one woman lawyer, be subtle about it or she'll sue' seminars anyway Buster: Yeah 'cause if I can't bend my colleagues over a desk what will I possibly find to do all day, actual work? Buster: Christ no Rio: Good coke, I reckon Rio: it's a living Buster: That goes without saying Buster: I already don't sleep & I ain't even got a job yet Rio: You will when you're here Buster: I'll just watch you, like that creepy stereotype Rio: It's not creepy Rio: just inadvisable Buster: Is that an admittance of guilt, babe? Rio: I don't know what you're talking about Rio: can't prove anything Buster: I bet you stroked my hair & everything Rio: I hate you so much Buster: You love me so much Rio: Shut up, you're mean Buster: Come on Rio: What Buster: You know there's not a single second I don't wanna look at you Buster: You just said it first Rio: Yeah Rio: 1-1 then Buster: Oh you're keeping score now, yeah? Rio: Maybe Rio: but I've not worked out what's a win and what's a loss so Buster: More maths, I approve Buster: There are no losses though, we both just keep winning Rio: Perv 😏 Rio: that sounds good to me though Rio: deal Buster: How do you wanna seal that deal, baby? Rio: We should go out Rio: there's loads of places we can go that no one we know should be Buster: Alright then Rio: Not soon as you arrive, obviously Rio: priorities Buster: Dressed to impress in my tuxe, like 👑 Rio: Impress ain't the word Rio: 😍 Buster: We just got married & we need free champagne immediately Buster: It's a good scam Rio: Do you think we look old enough Buster: If they let us in, they'd have to believe we are Rio: Fair Rio: Free champagne is always a yes so why not Buster: What do you have that's white? Rio: Rude to imply I ain't 😇 enough Rio: sure I can cobble something together Buster: If I'm implying anything it's that I need pics of every option before we decide Rio: um it's bad luck Rio: don't you know anything Buster: We don't have bad luck Buster: But fine, you can surprise me Rio: Trust my judgment Rio: also trust I ain't gonna let you upstage me like that Buster: I trust you utterly Rio: Fuck me Buster: I'm in the midst of packing but if you say please Rio: I'll be good then Rio: but that got me Buster: You already know I trust you, I've told you before Rio: I'm not gonna let you down then Rio: I can't Buster: You never have Rio: Well Buster: Trust yourself as much as I trust you Rio: Let's just say I won't again Rio: yeah Buster: Yeah Rio: Clean slate Buster: Another one or a continuation of the one we agreed to the night I stopped fucking uninteresting American girls? Rio: if that one had a clause about all previous sins as well, should work fine Rio: not fucked any of your friends since or similar, obviously Buster: Me either, obviously Buster: If any of them flew over to the US that's a coincidence, like Rio: Idiot 🙄 Buster: Be nice to me Rio: I'm always nice Buster: Come & help me pack Rio: You'd have to do a lot to make doing that flight x2 in a go appealing Buster: It's not my fault that I need you on this case to make it shut & to make you cum Rio: okay I'm coming Buster: It really doesn't wanna close, we're really gonna have to force it, babe Rio: You know I can take it Rio: go as hard as you can, don't hold back Buster: I'll break this zip before I break you Rio: Come on baby Rio: I believe in you Buster: Say it again Rio: You can do it Rio: I believe in you Buster: You better 'cause I have another one to do after this Rio: I didn't imagine you'd packed light, babe Buster: I've been here for months Rio: I know Rio: not saying I could do better Buster: You could 'cause you could wear anything & look hot as fuck Buster: You just are Rio: so are you Rio: you just like to dress up, you don't need to Buster: All these clothes on my floor are reminding me of you Buster: It's so distracting Rio: You've gotta focus, babe Rio: how can I come see you when you're back in school if you can't concentrate, even when I'm being my most distracting Buster: You know better than to underestimate me Rio: I'm just saying Rio: you've not seen distracting yet Buster: I've seen you, everything you do distracts me, but I'm still here doing what needs to get done Buster: It's just that right now I feel like that includes you Rio: You know that includes me Rio: I was just trying to be good Buster: I wanna make you feel as good as you're trying to be Rio: Please Buster: Get on the floor with me Rio: Okay Rio: [selfie evidence] Buster: You're such a good girl Buster: Don't deny yourself anything Buster: You deserve everything you want, any time Rio: Including you Buster: So how do you want me? Rio: It's wrong me being on the floor and NOT on my knees Rio: you can hit it so deep from behind Buster: Hurry up then Rio: [pic] Rio: Your turn Buster: [video cos has to be more extra obvs] Rio: You're so hard Rio: how long have you been thinking about me Buster: I'm always thinking about you Rio: I get it, I'm always ready for you too Rio: but I'm over ready right now Buster: My poor baby Buster: This is why you need to tell me & stop trying to be such an angel all the time Rio: I know you're so busy sorting everything out to come see me but I need you now Rio: I'm clingy Buster: I'm never gonna be too busy for you, I don't care what else I'm doing, you come first for me Buster: I'm gonna go so slow to prove it to you, really let you feel it Rio: Oh shit, daddy Rio: Please play with me whilst you fuck me, I need you everywhere Buster: I'll use my tongue first until you're sure we're not in any rush 'cause you obviously need to be reminded how special you are Rio: You know I'm gonna cum all over your face Rio: I'm too close Buster: I want it, I love the taste of you Rio: I swear I can feel your tongue Rio: don't stop talking baby Buster: You're so wet, everyone's gonna hear us Buster: Say my name for them so they know how much you love me Rio: we've been going for hours, there isn't anyone left on this street who doesn't know your name Rio: or how good you are Buster: If there are, they'll know after this Buster: 'Cause you can feel my fingers too, can't you? & my lips. I'm giving you everything that you need Rio: Yes, you're everything Rio: you know just how I like it Buster: I swear I can hear you showing me exactly how much you like it Rio: I'm beingso loud it's a problem Rio: I can't stop Buster: Be louder Rio: Fingerfuck me harder Rio: please please please Buster: Since you asked that politely Buster: Is that better, baby? Rio: I'm gonna have to move after this Rio: fucking hell this is so good, Buster Buster: You're not allowed to move Buster: This is what you said you wanted, remember? Rio: Yes, pin me down Rio: let them hear it Rio: see Buster: I'll flip you over if I want to, but not yet Rio: You're in control, baby Rio: I'm out of it so you've gotta Buster: You're totally losing yours but it's okay Rio: You like me like this Rio: messy baby Buster: I love you every way there is Rio: You love me Buster: I fucking love you, Rio Rio: I love you so much Rio: no one's ever loved anyone this much or this hard Buster: I know Buster: There's no one else like me Buster: Or you, that's why you're mine now Rio: Forever Buster: Longer than that Rio: Keep me Rio: I'll only ever be yours Buster: I'll keep you safe & keep you with me Buster: Keep you happy Buster: Keep on loving you Rio: You're the best daddy in the whole world Buster: Cum for me then Rio: It's going to be so much Rio: I feel so full Rio: use how wet I am Rio: I need my other hole filled too Buster: Whatever my baby wants Rio: I'm in love with you Rio: damn Buster: Be in love with me, that's all I want Rio: Then you've got it Buster: Fuck, you're just so perfect Rio: You make me really happy Buster: Good Buster: You deserve that more than anything else Rio: I can't believe this is happening Rio: still Buster: Believe it Buster: You are a dream come true but it's not that Rio: It is crazy though Rio: not that long ago we 'hated' each other Buster: But I never actually hated you Buster: I've felt like this for so long Rio: I don't know how I ever acted like I hated you Rio: not that I was amazing at it but you know Rio: we tried for too long Buster: You've probably forgotten 'cause it was so long ago but you got your dad to drive me home & you stayed. I don't remember much more than that 'cause I was properly wasted as per for a fam function but you gave a shit about me, I knew that then & it was just so Buster: I don't know, I'd never felt it Buster: My parents weren't leaving out glasses of water for me to wake up to, like Buster: It should've just always been like that Rio: No, I remember Rio: you were just so Rio: I don't know, like a kid again, you know Rio: you needed someone to Buster: We were kids, even if you did have that boyfriend you invited Rio: Don't remind me Rio: guess we were kids, still Rio: there always seems like a before and an after somehow Buster: I just think that maybe I could have been in love with you then, if I let myself Buster: Left out so much bullshit Rio: It's a lot to let in though Rio: we both know the risks, actually risks Buster: Yeah Rio: Who knows Rio: if we could handle that on top of everything else we had to Buster: I can obviously handle anything, how dare you Buster: But seriously, it was & is a lot Buster: I knew that as a actual kid being dared to kiss you Rio: 'Course, babe Rio: Pandora's box, yeah Rio: or whatever Buster: I was never a bad kisser or a little cunt, I just had to slam it shut Buster: End of story Buster: 😂 Rio: 😏 Stick to it Rio: who's here to disagree but me and I'm not dying to start up the old argument Buster: I really must have worn you out if you don't wanna fight Rio: The neighbours are glad to hear it Rio: or stop hearing it, like Buster: Fine by me, I can't let you lose your voice before I get there Rio: I don't think I'd have known what to do if you were nice to me anyway Rio: you think I'm bad now, like Buster: Baby Rio: Not just you Buster: I'm just gonna have to extra nice to you from now on then, yeah? Buster: Easy Rio: Hm? Buster: We've got so much time to make up Buster: So much bullshit to make better Rio: But plenty of time to do it in Rio: right Buster: Longer than forever is what I reckon I said Rio: Is that permission to hold you to EVERYTHING you say when we're fucking then? 😏 Buster: It's when I'm the most honest Rio: I believe it Rio: drunk you is probably a close 2nd, but you also chat a lot of shit then so Buster: It's why loads of girls hate me & equally loads of 'em desperately want me to call 'em again Buster: Well, I'm running on coke, coffee & champagne, not necessarily in that order so let's assume I'm the most truthful I've ever been then Buster: Not to mention whatever was in that fucking punch, like Rio: Veritaserum Rio: I should ask you about all your deep, dark secrets now then, yeah? Buster: Yeah Rio: Hmm Rio: let me think Buster: Sure, I'll finish packing Rio: How rude Rio: I'm not that slow Buster: Not what I meant Buster: But you'd be stupid to blurt out a bullshit question when you can ask me anything Rio: That's the problem Rio: too wide a net Rio: too many potential minefields Buster: Take your time then Rio: Nah, fuck it Rio: if I'm to the point, you can only get so mad Rio: Why do you only do it with the same girl once Rio: what's that all about Buster: Isn't it obvious? Buster: I leave them wanting more & only have to remember their name for however long they last Rio: Don't you ever want to go over it again though Rio: they can't all be that bad Buster: Why would I? I was impressive & they were whatever adjective they were Rio: Hmm Rio: I guess I see it Buster: You said it yourself, even when it's good it's not that good Rio: Yeah, it's just different from how I went about it, for lots of reasons, obvs Buster: You care about people, I don't Rio: Nah Rio: not even Rio: you stick with the same person, you can damage control how bad it is Rio: train them a bit Buster: Fuck that Buster: I can train a girl in one night if I need to Buster: If I stuck with her I'd have to lie, hold her hand & tell her how pretty she is, all that shit Rio: Nah Rio: what's the point in that then Rio: don't get to enjoy the fruits of your labour Rio: and you can be a shit boyfriend, I was hardly #1 girlfriend Buster: There's an obvious point to fucking, firstly & secondly, I don't do anything to be shit at it Rio: so it's an ego thing Rio: okay Buster: Have we met? Buster: Everything I do is an ego thing Rio: That's really sweet Buster: What? Rio: That your ego can deal with the fuckboy thing but you can't deal with being a shitty boyfriend Rio: weirdly chivalrous or something Buster: I'm not a fuckboy is everyone knows what's gonna happen Buster: We all go into it with our eyes open Buster: *if Rio: Nah Rio: girls lie about that sort of thing Rio: show they're cool and down Rio: you're definitely a fuckboy Buster: My friends lie that there's a future beyond the fuck, that they'll be the girl's boyfriend that's fuckboy behavior Buster: Not what I did Rio: It's definitely worse Rio: but it'll be all the same when you don't text back Rio: I know how girls chat Buster: Whatever you say, babe Rio: 😂 What, you don't believe me? Buster: I don't care, more like Buster: I don't do it anymore regardless Rio: Okay Buster: I'm sure plenty of girls have noticed my absence from the party & are understandably devastated but not my concern Buster: Priorities, like Rio: Don't be grumpy Rio: I said it was cute Buster: I ain't & you're cute Rio: Teeny tiny bit? Buster: You're much cuter than that Rio: 🤓 Rio: you Buster: You didn't ask me how many, I might be grumpy then Rio: Why? Buster: It's not nicely rounded Buster: That annoys me Buster: Obviously 'cause you'd judge me Rio: 'Scuse you Rio: why am I such a judgmental bitch now Buster: It's just a high number, that's all I'm saying Rio: If you're fine with it Rio: all that matters ain't it Buster: I don't know how I feel about it Rio: That's pretty standard too, I reckon Buster: It's like okay there's a record of exactly how many nights I felt lonely since the first time I thought fucking would fix that Buster: How were there that many? Why? Rio: It's fucked Rio: but you ain't alone in being alone, you know Buster: 'Course not Rio: Not that that makes it any better Rio: but everyone's at it Buster: Yeah Rio: It's an epidemic Rio: 'least you don't cash in on it Buster: Not gonna cash in on my failure Buster: If I'm so great & my ego's so big, my own company should be enough for me Buster: More than Rio: No one likes themselves that much Rio: 'cept really smug buddhists or something Buster: You're funny Rio: It's been said Buster: I don't know, it's just weak Buster: To need things from people you don't know, never mind care about Rio: Listen, you can pay for it if having it transactional makes it more comfortable Rio: you're a human, you need things, simple as Rio: you'd be dead boring if you were one of those AA types who has to abstain from EVERYTHING to feel 'free' Buster: What are you angling for me to buy you, babe? Rio: Fuck off Buster: I can't, I love you Rio: It's not a get out of jail free card, you know Buster: I'm not planning to need one Rio: 😏 Rio: Bold of you to assume I'm not really grumpy already Buster: If you are, it's 'cause you're tired Buster: That's easily fixable Rio: 😑 boy Buster: Take a nap, baby Rio: You're gonna wanna reconsider Buster: Am I? Rio: Mhm Buster: Tell me why Rio: Because I'm not in the mood to be told what to do now Buster: It's only a suggestion, you said it was a long shift & loads has happened since then Buster: I'm going to the airport, so why not Rio: I'm perfectly capable of working out when I need to sleep Rio: tah Buster: Calm down Rio: Ha Rio: Okay yeah, let's stop here Buster: You don't need to have an attitude about this, so yeah, stop Rio: You're the one who said it Buster: I'm literally being helpful, what the fuck Rio: You really don't get it Rio: forget about it Rio: see you later Buster: Nah, explain it to me Rio: You literally said you were gonna buy me Rio: that's not funny Buster: I didn't mean it Buster: Come on Rio: Still Buster: Still, you know it's not like that Rio: Well, like I said Rio: I don't wanna joke about it Buster: Okay, I'm sorry Rio: Alright Buster: Is it? Buster: 'Cause I can't leave until it is Rio: Of course Rio: don't not come Rio: you've packed Buster: That shouldn't be the reason to come or not Rio: Come on Rio: I still want you to come Rio: I'm not that mad Buster: But you are mad, so talk to me Rio: I was, you said sorry Rio: that's all that needs doing, like Buster: Are you sure? Rio: Promise Rio: it's not your fault it's a sensitive subject, like Rio: I knew you were joking Buster: Why is it though? Don't you like doing what you do? Rio: It's complicated Rio: some bits Buster: Do you mean, it's complicated but I like it or I fucking hate that it's complicated & I wish it was different Rio: It's the porn industry, we all know it's sketch Rio: it's just fucked I can even do it Rio: you know Buster: You can stop, if you want Buster: At any point Rio: I know Rio: I might have to Rio: Ryan found out Rio: I don't do anything that actually is porn, really Rio: but I could still get in trouble, I reckon, if he tells everyone Buster: Well, don't ever stop doing anything 'cause of that cunt Buster: I'll just kill him Rio: It's just talking Rio: you've seen Buster: I know & I know you're good at it Buster: So like I said, it's not up to him when you stop Buster: Or if Rio: Thanks Buster: I ain't killed him yet Buster: Don't thank me Rio: Remember you promsied Buster: That was before I knew he could fuck up your job though Rio: He won't do it Rio: I'm sure of it Buster: He won't if I shut his mouth for him Buster: When you get your jaw wired you can't talk properly for ages, you know Rio: Babe Buster: I'm just saying, it happened to a boxer I've fought, not 'cause of me that time but it really fucked him up Buster: Think about letting it happen Rio: You really would get in trouble then Rio: no Buster: I wouldn't f that's why it's a no, I ain't that stupid Rio: I don't wanna be giving him this much thought right now Rio: any Rio: you're coming Buster: Okay but just remember I'm not there as far as anyone but you knows so it'd be a good time to beat the shit out of him if you change your mind Rio: You want me to be jealous of him now? Rio: Weird but go off Buster: Shut up Buster: I wasn't even that jealous of him when you were with him Buster: & I'm jealous of like, anyone who looks at you, ever has or will Rio: 😂 Rio: well you wanna spend all this time with him Rio: jussayin Buster: I keep telling you it wouldn't take long, I don't know why you're doubting me Rio: Take it as a compliment Buster: You've literally seen me fight & that's when there are rules Buster: How is it a compliment? Rio: Wow, your ego really isn't that big Rio: if it was you'd know what I was getting at straight away Rio: so humble, babe Buster: That's the most hurtful thing you've ever said to me Buster: I know what you were saying you wanna be with me 24/7 but now I'm actually broken hearted like Rio: I was saying you literally fucked me for hours tonight so I doubt your definition of not taking long but you just want an excuse to run off into the sunset now Rio: see how it is Buster: Size matters, babe, I'm so upset Buster: Also there's no comparison when you're important & he isn't Rio: Baby Rio: I'm sorry Rio: it's so so big Rio: 😏 Buster: Who am I that I can't even be fake mad at you for longer than a second? Rio: I can call you soft if you want Rio: get you going again to save face Buster: You better fucking not Rio: 😘 Buster: & You better actually kiss & make up with me when I get there if you're gonna keep taking the piss Rio: Hi, have we met? Rio: that's our specialty Buster: If we haven't met we should, 'cause you're really fucking beautiful, like Rio: 😳 Buster: I'm beyond ready to spend a week with you Rio: Me too Rio: thank fuck London is not this far away Buster: I just got in the shower to look less like I rolled up straight from a party & all I can think about is how much I want you in here too Buster: At this rate I'm never gonna leave Buster: Fuck's sake Rio: 🤤 Rio: I do need to shower too, to be fair Rio: you made me a mess so Buster: We made each other a mess Buster: Get in then Rio: Alright Buster: Tell me to be quick Rio: You've got to Rio: plane to catch Rio: focus, baby Buster: Start counting for me, if it gets too high, make sure I'm out Rio: Shameless ploy to get me to speak maths at you Rio: but alright Buster: 😏 Buster: No more than 10 minutes, okay? Rio: Got it Rio: Bet I can beat you Buster: What do you wanna bet? Rio: What do you want/ Buster: If I beat you, you have to let me pay for the hotel & vice versa Rio: You're on Buster: Alright Rio: No cheating Rio: do it properly Rio: play fair Buster: 😇 Buster: Trust me Rio: I do Buster: Good Rio: Don't distract me Buster: I wouldn't dare, babe Rio: 😇 Buster: 😏 Rio: [who's gonna win] Buster: [ooh good point maybe we should let her win cos of all the money he's already spent lol] Rio: [save him girl lol] Rio: Clean 😋 Buster: Seriously? Rio: [proof pics] Rio: 🥇🙌 Buster: Fuck's sake Rio: Don't be a sore loser, baby Buster: I hate you Rio: No you don't Buster: No, I don't Rio: In fact, you love me SO much, it's a real hindrance, right? Rio: 😏 Buster: You said it Rio: Not sorry Buster: Book us a hotel then Buster: I've got a plane to catch Rio: 😍 Rio: On it Buster: I do love you so much,  but it's not an obstacle in any way, it's so far from it Buster: Just to let you know, like Rio: You're so nice Rio: and cute Buster: Shh Rio: but Buster: Don't distract me Rio: You already lost though Buster: I've already put on a show for one taxi driver though Rio: Now who's being distracting 🤤 Buster: It ain't my fault I want you again Rio: Like you ever stopped Rio: come on Buster: Exactly Buster: I've told you before, it's constant Rio: I know it is Rio: we're in it together Buster: Just as well 'cause it probably is classed as an actual addiction how badly I need you Rio: Yeah but 'long as you don't get cut off Rio: and I've got no plans to Rio: it's basically fine, yeah Buster: There's a load worse things I could be doing Buster: Have done Rio: Cheers 😂 Buster: You know what I mean Rio: This fam, they'd probably be more alright with the smack, honestly Buster: Don't Rio: It's alright Rio: they aren't finding out Buster: Not this week at least Rio: Hell no Rio: I am not ready for another family function yet Buster: Me either Rio: You're gonna need to tone down how distracting you are Rio: but don't ever Buster: Says you Buster: The most distracting girl I've ever met Rio: Only 'cos you're looking Buster: Only 'cause you're existing Buster: So fucking flawlessly Buster: In my line of sight Rio: Baby Rio: Please Buster: Please what? Rio: Please don't be so nice Rio: I can't love you any more Buster: I'm just being honest, I keep telling you Rio: I know Rio: I'm annoying, aren't I Buster: No, you're not Rio: Like you said, it's just constant Buster: Yeah Buster: I'm not mad about it Rio: Good Rio: I can come see you then Rio: when you're home Buster: 'Course Buster: As often as you can Rio: Yeah Rio: in comparison it'll be so easy Rio: it's cheap, plenty of reasons to be there Buster: I'll expect you every week then, yeah? Rio: Why not Rio: just tell me when you really need to focus Buster: I really need to focus on you as much as possible Rio: Obviously Rio: good 🍀 charm Buster: & You already said you'd help me do my homework Rio: We're study buddies Rio: believable, yeah? Rio: won't even need a hotel 😂 Buster: It should be, you're smart enough to keep up Rio: 🤞 my 'rents never got hold of yours to tell 'em I'm a dropout Buster: Fingers crossed my sister ain't told 'em, more like Buster: She can't read but at least she's still in school, right, mum & dad? Rio: If she's using me as a cautionary tale/could be worse benchmark, we'll be having words Rio: even if you did throw me a party Buster: Well, she can't use me at the moment, I haven't fucked up for ages as far as any of them know Rio: 👑 again Rio: how does it feel Buster: Standard, obviously Rio: really Buster: It's my normal Rio: Yeah Rio: I should sleep whilst you're travelling but I don't wanna 😞 Buster: Wait for me to get on this plane & I'll fall asleep with you Rio: That's a better idea Buster: It came from me, I only have the best ideas Buster: We've been over that Rio: I'll allow it Rio: too sleepy to protest 😉 Buster: Poor baby Buster: Come here & I'll rub your back Buster: You'll feel so much better Rio: You gotta Rio: and cuddle me Buster: I gotta rock you to sleep, yeah? Okay Rio: Will you Rio: for real Buster: Of course Rio: I've been thinking about that time Rio: when you were gone and I came back with you Rio: it was nice, for me Rio: I know you were in a state but Buster: It was nice for me too Buster: Even though I wasn't sure which parts were memories & which were just me dreaming Rio: I'll let you know Buster: Did you actually tuck me in or do I need to act like I'm embarrassed I dreamt that? Rio: As much as I love making you blush Rio: I did, obviously Buster: I should've been sure of that, you're such a mum Rio: You needed it! Rio: and you loved it, don't lie Buster: I didn't say it's a bad thing Buster: You're really caring & comforting, like Buster: As I already said, it was nice Rio: Someone had to Buster: Nobody had to, but you wanted to & I wanted you to Rio: Yeah Rio: okay Rio: you were really cuddly, I didn't expect that Buster: Why not? Rio: It isn't the impression you put out Rio: especially back then Buster: Yeah, but I wanted to be close to you, even back then Rio: I know that now Buster: & From what I recall, I was having a rather shit night Buster: Before any of that Rio: You didn't wanna be there Rio: was a given Buster: I didn't want your boyfriend to be there Rio: Poor boy Rio: didn't stick around long after I ditched him to look after you Buster: I'm not sorry Rio: Obviously Rio: I think he's about to have a kid so dodged a bullet really Buster: He must've improved 'cause he could barely kiss you Rio: 😂 Rio: all get there in the end, babe Buster: Don't take the piss out of me, I was 9 Buster: What was his excuse years later? Rio: It wasn't that many years later and I don't know Rio: maybe no one ever dared him to kiss his cousin Buster: It was enough years to get a clue Rio: You're funny Buster: I'm not joking, I still can't unsee that shit Buster: The worst Rio: Now you're just being hyperbolic Rio: I barely remember so you can't be traumatized Buster: You've repressed it, clearly Buster: Who wouldn't? Rio: 😏 Shut up Rio: he was a cute kid, you're rude Buster: You're gonna have to try harder than that to shut me up, babe Buster: 'Cause nah Buster: You can't go from repression to rose tinted like that Rio: If I'm not allowed to know your number you ain't allowed to judge my past choices either alright Rio: only fair Buster: I never said I wouldn't tell you Buster: You can know it if you want Rio: Do you even know it Rio: sounded harsher than I meant Rio: like genuinely Buster: I've done my best to keep count Rio: I don't need to know Rio: it's all the same to me Buster: You don't need to or you don't want to? Rio: Need Rio: it's probably less than I reckon in my head Rio: but I mean, 1 or 100, the feeling's the same Rio: to me anyway Buster: At least tell me what your imagined number for me is Rio: When did you lose your virginity again Buster: Right after you Rio: So that's like Rio: nearly 2 years Rio: If I gave you every friday and saturday, that's 104, so take into account life shit getting in the way, the fact there's only a finite amount of girls even in Chelsea, round you down to like Rio: 50-75 mark Buster: So many things to comment on, firstly & most importantly, that you're such a hot nerd Buster: Secondly, I'm offended you only gave me two nights, like this is a part time job, 'cause who am I? Buster: Thirdly, it's surprising that you didn't factor the US into the equation more Buster: Not to mention that you didn't consider more than one girl a night ever Rio: You're a nerd, the only thing you do on weeknight's is your homework Rio: you can't change my mind Rio: and I can add a small percentage on for America but still Buster: I don't need to, you know what I do on my study breaks Rio: You're gross Buster: I'm just saying, give me most nights & you'd be closer to the truth Rio: Nah Buster: You don't believe me? Buster: Alright Rio: It just probably seems more than it is Buster: Nah, it just is more than that Buster: You've met my parents you know I'm alone more often than not Rio: Don't mean other kids are, like Buster: I wasn't keeping anyone past their curfew, if they had one Buster: We're done, they leave. End of story Rio: Whatever Buster: They're finally letting us on this plane, thank fuck Rio: That's good Rio: just the however many hours in a tin can then Buster: I'll sleep through most of it now the coke & coffee have worn off though Rio: Well timed Buster: Like I planned it, yeah? Buster: I only did just enough of both Rio: Yes, you're very smart 🙄 Buster: I am actually Buster: Where's this attitude come back from? Rio: You asked Rio: I didn't Buster: What are you talking about? Rio: You wanted to know what I thought your number was, I told you I didn't need to know Buster: & You don't know Buster: So what's your problem? Rio: Don't act dumb Buster: Earlier you said you weren't a judgey bitch & literally just now you said, 1-100 it didn't matter Buster: So, I repeat, what's the problem, or more accurately what's the truth, like Rio: Fuck off Buster: What so if it's over a 100 it does matter? Buster: Good to know Rio: Just go get on the plane Rio: I'm going to bed Buster: How about I don't Rio: Don't be ridiculous Buster: How is that any more ridiculous than this? Rio: Because you're packed and there Rio: that's just illogical Buster: Give me a better reason Rio: Because when you get here we'll both be over it Buster: By sleeping, that's more illogical as a concept Buster: Talk to me or don't Rio: You ain't heard about time Rio: heals all wounds, like Rio: I'm just tired, it's so past late here Buster: I've heard about not going to bed angry Rio: Buster Buster: You've got the length of this queue of people, is that really what you wanna say? Rio: I don't have to apologize Buster: I didn't ask you to Buster: I'm just trying to work out if you're waiting on one from me Buster: Or what the fuck else you want me to do or say about this Buster: Tell me how you feel, what you're thinking Rio: I don't want you to do anything but stop talking about it Rio: it doesn't have to be any harder than that Buster: It's not gonna go away 'cause I don't bring it up again Buster: If growing up in this fam has taught you anything, it should be that Rio: Maybe not Buster: We can do better than that Buster: Just say it Rio: What Buster: Whatever it is that upsets you about all this shit in my past Rio: Everything Rio: Like you said there's nothing to be done about it so I don't see why we need to talk or think about it Buster: 'Cause I don't wanna hurt you ever Rio: You aren't Buster: That's bullshit though Rio: Oh my God Rio: no it isn't Buster: Yeah it is, this is gonna come between us if we don't sort it out Buster: That's what happens when you don't talk about things Rio: It isn't Rio: past tense and it wasn't about me Rio: it was just a shit time for both of us and I don't like dwelling on it Rio: what's wrong with that Buster: It was about you, not solely, obviously but how I felt & feel about you was relevant Rio: that makes it worse Buster: Can't you see I don't wanna go back to London & fall into all those trappings that you reckon are so past tense Rio: I know, why do you think I'm upset Rio: not just for myself actually Rio: thanks Buster: It's such a headfuck Buster: I love you & that's a good one but the rest is like Rio: it doesn't fix the rest Rio: yeah Buster: What if I only changed 'cause my surroundings did Buster: You can't love who I have to be in Chelsea, you shouldn't Rio: Well let's not act like you were a saint/didn't do the majority of it there apparently so Rio: take that as a positive or a negative, probably not the reason Buster: This has been the weirdest night, like Rio: Has it Buster: Don't you reckon? Rio: I don't know Buster: Prom feels like a week ago or some shit by now Rio: Tell me about it Rio: I've been up for God knows how long Rio: you want to stay there Buster: I want you Buster: & For you to still want me Buster: But more than even that I want you to go to bed so I can feel less shitty about that at least Rio: I'm just sad Buster: I know Buster: I'm sorry Rio: For you Rio: and me Rio: but not because of you Rio: alright Buster: Yeah Buster: But better things are happening Rio: Yeah Buster: We're not who we were & we're not going back Rio: I don't want to Rio: it might be unavoidable Rio: like you said Buster: Fuck that Buster: We can do this Buster: Go get some sleep & I'll be there Buster: That's step 1 Rio: Okay Rio: Typically don't feel it now but bet we've got some sleeping tablets Rio: what kind of dealer like Buster: A shit one, which he is Rio: We shall see Buster: Rio Rio: Yeah? Buster: I don't know, just Buster: Don't be sad Rio: Sure Rio: weird night, yeah Buster: I didn't mean to fuck everything up but I do intend to make it past tense, for real Buster: Like a more distant memory than the night you tucked me in Rio: You haven't Rio: it just is fucked Rio: not us Rio: but everything else, pretty much Buster: I'll get to work on fixing everything else once this week of just us is over then Rio: Just like that Buster: Just like that, babe Rio: I love you Buster: I love you Buster: I reckon I just need to adapt London to me instead of adapting for it Buster: So that's my biggest problem solved before I'm even off the plane Rio: If anyone can Buster: Exactly Buster: All we have to do is remember who we are now, actually & who we wanna be Buster: The capabilities are already there for anything Rio: It's intense Rio: isn't it Buster: Living right? Yeah Buster: But worth doing Rio: 'Course Rio: Sometimes I feel like I'm not ready to make all these decisions Rio: but then I'm the one who rushed it because I couldn't wait Buster: There's very few decisions that are that fixed Buster: I know I always say that what's done is done but Rio: I feel too old to keep making wrong ones, though Rio: excuses wear thin, you know Buster: It's alright, we're making right ones now Buster: Me & you Rio: Yeah Rio: we are Buster: You know I've got your back regardless though, whatever happens Buster: I'm taking that pressure off you Buster: Broad enough shoulders, like Rio: Don't turn me on Rio: sleep time Buster: Time for bed but only for cuddles Buster: Behave Rio: Fine Rio: only 'cos you love them so much Buster: You love being my little tiny spoon, don't lie Rio: Be here Buster: I'm right here & you can feel my arms around you as tightly as you need Buster: We're gonna stay like this until I massage you & then you're gonna sleep Buster: No more headfucks today Buster: No stress for the entire week Rio: Deal Rio: I'll only get an attitude for fun, promise Buster: I'll hold you to that Rio: That's the idea Buster: & It's a good one so shhh Buster: Close your eyes Rio: Okay, daddy Rio: sweet dreams Rio: safe flight Buster: You too on the dreams Buster: You're already safe with me Rio: 🤤 they will be Buster: You can tell me when I wake you Rio: I'll show you