#so by the time someone has decided to buy your painting they've already decided they can afford $200+

[teenagefeeling]

watching an artist price like an 18x24 or even bigger painting at like $200...... girl you can charge more than that omg

[aishangotome]

Elbert Greetia: Chapter 2

Chapter 1

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After breakfast, Lord Elbert, Alfons, and I were invited to the parlor by Victor and William.

Victor: We've already informed you that the inn you went to last night is a temporary storage for stolen goods by a criminal organization...

Kate: Yes, I've heard.

William: The organization operates under the guise of an art dealership called "Bernard Trading Company"...

William: They procure and sell anything, from art to humans, depending on the request of the "collectors," their clients.

(Even humans...?)

A shiver runs down my spine at the casual mention of such a disturbing word.

Victor: It's an international criminal organization. They've been causing damage in various European countries,

Victor: And recently, they've started to extend their reach to England as well.

Alfons: The inn last night was also functioning as a branch of that organization. But it was shut down for some reason...

Alfons: That seems to be the case.

(To think that such an ordinary inn had connections to a criminal organization...)

As I'm surprised by the proximity of the dark underworld, I suddenly feel a gaze from the side.

(...Huh? Is someone watching me?)

Elbert: ........

I turn towards Lord Elbert, who was standing next to me, but he subtly averts his gaze.

(Was it just my imagination...?)

Elbert: ...If it's been revealed to that extent, why haven't they been arrested yet?

Victor: It seems that government officials from various countries are also among the "collectors" of the trading company.

Victor: Obstruction efforts have been made in every country, and they're always one step ahead.

William: If we can crush the organization, we can alleviate Her Majesty's concerns and also gain favor with other countries.

Victor: Exactly! As luck would have it, the organization seems to be holding a party for its "collectors" soon--

Victor's eyes sparkle with excitement as he raises his index finger to the sky.

Victor: Elbert and Alfons are the perfect candidates to infiltrate and make contact! And Kate, you too!

Kate: What!?

William: It was Elbert's own suggestion. Quite unusual.

Kate: Lord Elbert...?

Elbert: I asked Victor if I could go with you...

Elbert: .......Did I do something wrong?

Kate: No, not at all!

(It's thanks to Elbert that I've decided to take my storyteller duties seriously.)

(If I can work by Elbert's side, I'll do my best.)

Kate: Thank you very much. I'll do my best.

Elbert: ... Yes, please do.

Alfons: Now that that's settled, we must get you dressed for the party.

Victor: Great! The weather is nice today, so it's the perfect day for shopping.

Victor: Be careful, especially Elbert. Don't destroy any stores.

William: Your face can be a weapon in a way.

Elbert: ... I understand.

(Destroy stores...? A weapon...?)

-

Amidst the bustling crowds of London, I quickly came to understand the terrifying power of Elbert's captivating beauty.

Daughter with a Book: Oh my, what a handsome man... Could this be a fateful encounter? Wait for me...!

Gentleman with Moustache: Beautiful... Young man, if you have time later, would you be interested in modeling for a painting?

Chariot Coachman: Whoa there! Don't jump out, it's dangerous!!

Passersby were so mesmerized by Elbert that they nearly got run over by carriages...

Elbert: Al, what do you think of this teaspoon?

Alfons: Well... It has a lovely design, but I wouldn't say it's particularly beautiful.

Elbert: I see...

Young Woman: Then I'll buy that spoon! The one he touched!

Nice Lady: No, I'll take it! In fact, I'll buy everything on the shelf! Including everything he touched!

People swarmed and fought over the items Elbert touched... It was like a comedy unfolding before my eyes.

Kate: I-Is this a regular occurrence...?

Alfons: It happens every day.

-

(This is outrageous... Though I can somewhat understand the sentiment.)

And what surprised me even more was Elbert's own behavior.

Elbert: Which is the most beautiful dress here?

Shopkeeper: They're all the most beautiful! Or so I'd like to say, but if I had to choose...

Elbert: I see... Then can I have them all?

Kate and Shopkeeper: Huh!?

Ignoring our surprise, Elbert then stared intently at the displayed accessories.

Elbert: Which is the most beautiful jewel here?

Shopkeeper: T-This 10-carat sapphire necklace, perhaps. But it's a bit pricey...

Elbert: I see... Then I'll take that too.

(What the...)

Old Man with a Cane: Young man, are you looking for something beautiful?

Elbert: ...Yes, but...

Old Man with a Cane: Then you must have this. This is the most beautiful stone in the world.

Elbert: The most beautiful in the world...?

Old Man with a Cane: Indeed. I can't let it go for a pittance.

Elbert: ..............

Alfons: Hey, hey, don't try to pull out your checkbook. That's clearly just a random stone.

If Alfons hadn't stopped him, Elbert would have signed the check.

(Elbert, trying to buy everything...)

It's not my place to comment on someone else's shopping, but his extravagant spending was worrisome enough to make me want to stop him.

Kate: Lord Elbert, a simple dress is fine for me, so please...

Elbert: It's like I'm buying it for myself, so don't worry about it.

Elbert: ...There might be something I'm looking for in here.

(Something he's looking for? In women's dresses and accessories...?)

Kate: What are you looking for?

Elbert: Something I must obtain.

In the end, Elbert bought a vast amount of goods, if not the entire store.

(Elbert's curse was... "The Greedy Queen," wasn't it?)

Kate: Is this hoarding due to the nature of the curse?

Alfons: Well... It's unclear whether he's greedy because of the curse or if his greed attracted the curse.

Alfons: However...

Alfons: Lord Elbert is searching for the most beautiful thing in the world. That's why he joined Crown.

(The most beautiful thing in the world...?)

It was a vague and grandiose term, and it seemed a bit difficult to find something that lived up to it in the city.

Kate: Shouldn't we go to the British Museum instead of a street corner...?

Alfons: Of course, we've scoured museums and art galleries as well. But we haven't found it yet.

Kate: Ah, I see... So you're looking for the most beautiful thing "in Elbert's eyes."

Alfons: However, it's a bit troublesome because while he desires beautiful things, El doesn't trust his own intuition.

Kate: ....… He doesn't trust it?

Alfons: Yes. Therefore, he needs the opinions of others to determine whether something is beautiful.

With a somewhat bewitching glint, Alfons' gaze turned towards Elbert.

Elbert was now talking to a shoemaker, looking at the items displayed before him.

Kate: I see... Oh, but wait...

Kate: Doesn't that mean someone else will decide what's most beautiful for Elbert?

Alfons: It does.

Alfons: Well, if it's truly the most beautiful thing for El, he'll know it with a fateful ping when he gets it.

Alfons: ...Probably.

Kate: Probably.......

(Is it okay to be that casual...?)

(Is it like a hobby or pastime?)

Kate: You know Lord Elbert very well, Alfons.

Alfons: Yes. We've been "friends" since childhood.

Elbert: What are you talking about...?

Having finished his conversation with the shoemaker, Elbert came over and tilted his head beautifully.

Several men and women nearby fainted at the gesture.

Alfons: Just small talk. About your troublesome collecting habit of desiring beautiful things even though you don't understand beauty.

Elbert: Ah... That.

Elbert: ...If you find anything beautiful, let me know.

His hair swayed gently, casting a shadow on his ocean-blue eyes, making him look more dazzling than anything else in the shop.

Kate: O-Okay...

(I can't say it's right in front of me...)

Tearing my gaze away from Elbert, I looked across the street and noticed a large cat with pure white fur in a shop window.

(Wow... What a beautiful cat.)

Kate: How about that one? It's a real beauty.

Elbert: ...A cat?

Elbert: If you say so... Maybe I'll take it home.

As we crossed the street and approached it, the cat in the shop window showed interest in us and walked towards us adorably.

Kate: Hehe... So cute.

Elbert: ..............

Elbert gently reached out his hand, and the cat rubbed its cheek against his palm through the glass.

(...Huh?)

Alfons: ...........

I suddenly noticed Alfons watching the scene with a strange expression.

Kate: ...Alfons? Is something wrong?

Alfons: ...No? It's nothing.

(He looked like he wanted to say something... Was it just my imagination?)

Alfons: W-Well, let's wrap it up. I'm busy tonight.

Kate: Do you have something to do?

Alfons: Yes, I have some wicked fun to have in London tonight.

(...Is he joking or serious?)

(I still don't know much about Alfons either.)

-

––In the end, the carriage was filled with a mountain of luggage.

Kate: Is it okay to buy so much? Do you have enough money?

(Even for a noble, money can't just flow like water, right...?)

Alfons: Crown is employed by Her Majesty, so we're paid quite well.

Alfons: And there's one more secret.

Alfons: The things that don't meet El's standards are left in his room like junk.

Kate: Huh?

Alfons: I sell them off without his permission.

Kate: Sell... What!?

He said it so nonchalantly that my surprise came out as a voice.

Alfons: The funny thing is, they fetch a high price just because "Count Greetia collected them!"

Alfons: Thanks to that, the Greetia family's finances are always in the black.

Alfons: I do dispose of obvious trash like stones and glass shards, though.

Kate: C-Can you really sell them without permission?

Elbert: ...Yeah, it's fine.

Just before getting into the carriage, Elbert said, almost like a monologue, in a dazzling voice.

Elbert: I have no interest in things that aren't beautiful.

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Chapter 3

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[ahsxual]

Unbreakable Connection

Pairing: L!Joker x reader

Summary: You and J met each other coincidently and now, after a few months, you somehow managed to become really close friends.

Warnings: Swearing

Word Count: 1,8k

A/N: Soo this is a request from lovely @heavymetalnarwhal where J and the reader have a platonic relationship. They've become close friends after they accidentally met. J has grown and now he trusts her, her home eventually becoming his haven and in return, the reader can finally have someone trustful to talk to, and someone who can understand her and be there when she needs him most. So darling, I hope you enjoy this! <3

(I don't own this gif!)

On a specific day, you were in the mood for a night walk: after all, you weren't having a good day, so you thought that this was the best thing to do to get away from your haunting thoughts;

Your usual way of relaxing is staying at home while watching some movie, reading some book, listening to music... but that particular day you just wanted to do something different, what lead you to something you would never expect to happen...

While you were walking into some empty and narrow street near a port, you heard some uncommon noises... more specifically from people talking and moving heavy objects hurriedly, you supposed;

You were about to return to your home when you heard them, but since you weren't in a hurry, you let your curiosity take the best of you;

Oh, how simple choices like this could origin such a drastical change in your life...

You hide yourself behind a corner, where you could see what seemed like ten people moving huge boxes with a "caution" warning on it into a truck, all of them covered in familiar masks;

When you were about to remember where those masks were from, you suddenly saw the one and only prince of crime of Gotham city: the Joker, jumping outside of the high truck into the ground effortlessly;

You covered your mouth after releasing a loud gasp unintentionally, earning suspicious glances from some masked men... or should you say women?

The Joker has women working for him too?? you thought, surprised by that fact.

After that, you started to run as fast as you could to your house, concluding that you had seen enough;

Little did you know that the psychotic clown saw you from afar, following you discretely after, while his goons continued to work;

When you got home, you went to bed and tried to sleep, thinking on how bad and strange that day was;

Since then, everyday you had the feeling that someone was following you, which obviously made you terrified. You thought about calling the police, but what if all of this was just your mind tricking you? What if you made yourself sound like a fool in front of the authority, wasting your time only to get to see them laughing at you afterwards? Yup, that's how Gotham police worked... and it was completely not worth it;

When you got home and finally managed to calm yourself down, you opened the door and instinctively screamed once you saw the most wanted psychopath in the city, chilling out on your sofa like he was in his own house;

"W-what are you d-doing here??" you asked, trembling, shaking from the inside out of your vulnerable body towards his presence;

"Oh, you arrived! I ah... just couldn't wait to finally meet the ah... little kitten who was picking at what she... shouldn't. But curiosity sometimes it's stronger than our own safety, isn't that right, huh?" he calmly, yet dangerously said, getting up from the couch to approach you slowly. You had nowhere to escape: you knew if you tried, he would kill you right then and there, and you wanted to do whatever was needed to stay alive just for a few more seconds;

"P-please, don't k-kill me...!" those words were the only ones that could came out of your quivering mouth by your frightened mind.

He looked at you disappointed, however he wanted to ask you something that he didn't understand just yet. "How... all of you are so... predictable. <Please, don't kill me!!>... Really? That's all ya have to say in your defense doll, huh?" he tried to imitate a little girl begging for mercy, which would make you laugh if you weren't on the that exact position.

"I-I guess if you were me, you would s-say the same thing. I... I don't k-know what else to say to you..." really? Were you really justifying yourself and trying to have a decent conversation with Joker?? He then stared at you intensely for a few moments, like he was analyzing you.

"Well, I guess I have to ah.. agree with ya on that one." he said. "But I didn't come here to ah... have a chat while drinking hot tea with ya. I actually wanted to ah... ask ya something."

"W-what is it?" even if you tried, you couldn't stop yourself from stuttering every time you spoke.

"Why didn't ya tell anything to the men that eat donuts 24/7 with a pistol in their ass pockets, the so called heroes of this city about ah... what you saw the other night, huh? If ya had reported me, I would probably be in jail right now instead of having this little... shitty chat with ya." even you didn't know the real reason, if you were honest. Maybe you thought this city was already fucked up, so what's the point in trying to arrest him when there’re many killers, thieves, and who knows what out there? You're just trying to live a quiet life... and if you did denounce him, you probably would be his next brutal victim once he lays his eyes on you again;

"I-I don't know... I just... want to live a quiet life. Let's be realistic: you probably would get out of the prison soon, so... it wouldn't make any difference, I guess..." this time you managed to speak without stuttering so much, which impressed you. He seemed thoughtful about your answer: he was good at reading people, and you didn't seem the kind of person that just wants to live their life in the best way possible, only caring about money and fame, not giving a shit about others. You have your own world, your own perspective of life, your own space without bothering anyone, and he admires that;

He could tell you're a shy and introverted person, not having anyone truthful enough to really talk about what happened... and Joker liked that fact.

From that, he already could tell that maybe you were someone to trust... and that's what he was about to find out;

After that, he nodded, telling you there was a chance of him coming back, since he got interested in your way of being. He decided to spare your life since you didn't report him, making you feel utterly relieved for not telling anything to the police or anyone;

Days passed and he wouldn’t show up like he said, and if you were honest, you actually missed him: you didn't have any romantic intentions with him, no no no, yet you thought maybe he could understand you... and accept you, finally valuing your worth and see you for who you are, without judging or offering rude side glances like most people do.That's when once again, he managed to impress you.

"Ta-daa!" he loudly exclaimed, making you jump from your secretary.

"What the hell?!" you exclaimed back, angry ‘cause he scared you by coming out of nowhere... again. "What are you doing here Joker??" calling for his name sounded strange... yet familiar, like you already knew him for a long time;

"Ah... from what I remember, I said I would come back. Soo here I am!" he then laid down caressly on your fresh-made bed. "Ohh this one's good! How much ah... did it cost, huh?" he said happily, finally having a comfortable bed to lay on instead of the rigid ground where he uses to sleep... when he can sleep.

You were speechless, him being completely at ease, but you decided to respond him. "Uh... it cost around 600 dollars. I saved a lot of money to buy it, so please be careful." suddenly, he started to laugh at you, like you said the funniest joke he ever heard.

"600 dollars?? Are ya kidding? Ya could just have stole it! And there would be so much fun and adrenaline on it as an extra!" he admitted excitedly, sounding like a kid who had the greatest idea about something random.

"Well, I'm not an expert thief like you. And I prefer to be humble and pay for it, thanks but no thanks." you answered, returning to do whatever you were doing previously before he unexpectedly entered your room.

"Oh... humility. Where does that lead us to, huh? To people getting whatever they want from us? Playing us like their little toys? Thanks, but no thanks." he imitated you casually with his arms resting under his fade green painted hair, which made you laugh this time since, somehow, you didn't feel scared of him anymore.

From that day on, he would visit you almost every day: firstly you felt like he was using you just to get a place to sleep and to properly eat: he has people working and doing anything for him, so why would he need you? Some common girl who's life isn't that interesting? You sadly thought. But with time, you could see he actually enjoys your company;

You would even tell him your problems, when a day went wrong or someone would bother you... and in that case, the next day that same person wouldn't be alive to tell the story. You thought strange at first, not knowing why everytime someone was mean and rude to you, they wouldn't be alive the next day. But then you put all the pieces together... so from that moment you stopped telling him when someone messed with you, unless it was really necessary and serious;

Sometimes you would tell him he was your guardian angel, to which he made a disgusted expression, making you correct yourself to "guardian demon";

"That sounds so much better, sweet cheeks." he said before winking at you. Every time he did that, you would blush furiously and hide your hot face, since you were a very shy and timid person, specially around him for some reason. He loved teasing you just to see you embarrassed, but of course he respected you, so he never crossed the line;

And all of this leads to now, where J is practically considered your weird best friend, the one you tell everything, the one you can truly trust and ironically, feel safe. If you only knew that one simple walk would make all of this happen... how funny life can be, putting two completely opposite people together and create this unbreakable connection between you two... like they always say, it's just destiny doing his work.

[punkscowardschampions]

Ava & James

Ava: So, campus bars Ava: Avoid entirely or cheap enough to make the cringe worth it? 🤔🤔 James: use your student loans wisely enough that cheap is avoided entirely Ava: Ugh 😏 I thought you'd give real advice if I got you off the clock James: go with your gut, option 1 James: you're not striking me as someone to base their social life around KCLSU's quiz night Ava: I love trivia like I love cheap white wine spritzers and school spirit James: knew you'd fit right in Ava: Can I put that resounding endorsement on my application then, James? James: it'll carry more weight if you accidentally add the I when you write my name James: but I didn't say that James: slip of the pen, that's all Ava: My lips are sealed Ava: There's plenty of time to meet him and double up on kudos James: I hear the girl's hazing rituals are savage James: stand you in good stead that will Ava: No one is scarier than a high school girl Ava: Nor as petty and sadistic Ava: I think I'll survive James: they've toned it down since that girl had a mental episode post head shave James: sure you will Ava: Very chic Ava: Do you wait 'til the UCAS app has gone through to drop the horror stories usually or are you really bad at this whole recruitment thing on purpose? James: it's my 1st time playing tour guide James: potentially I'm less than cut out for it Ava: I won't lodge a formal complaint Ava: Unless you're turning over DMs as feedback, in which case, awkward James: I won't be, some girls think I have more sway than I really do James: awkward indeed Ava: God Ava: Not even my first choice Ava: Though makes you wonder how effective attaching nudes to your cover letter would be James: they'd have to take that on a case by case basis Ava: 🤞 that you don't get the one token woman on the panel James: not your 1st choice, no need to cross anything Ava: Hypothetically, James II Ava: Why was it yours, then? Ava: Student life evidently not being it James: it was my only James: it's gonna end up being Teddy's too Ava: He hasn't turned up to business studies in time Ava: But slip of the pen, I get you James: my older sister got all the brains and none of the sense of fun Ava: Know the sort Ava: Bet I still likes you better though James: I wouldn't go that far Ava: Too far for a taster sesh Ava: Understood Ava: Don't suppose you'll point me in the direction of where you actually hang now then? James: I suppose I could Ava: Please Ava: Bored is an understatement Ava: I'll still show up all present and correct for the debrief thing tomorrow James: it's such a good thing here isn't your 1st choice Ava: You should give me the real tour Ava: I'll keep my lips sealed James: can't I get another please before you do? Ava: Please do not invite your brother Ava: He got us kicked out of Mahiki last month it was so tragic James: he's a disgrace Ava: Most of them are James: I don't associate with anyone who still goes to Mahiki regularly Ava: It's pretty played out James: if they'll let Teddy in they're getting desperate Ava: 😂 awh James: you ready now? Ava: Already out Ava: Figured you better pick me up from The Vault Ava: Consider it a mini hazing of my own James: keep your lips sealed that I'm going within 100 yards of the place and sure Ava: Don't worry Ava: The others are at the cinema or something equally as lame the school put on for our 'overnight entertainment' Ava: I'm sick Ava: No selfies James: the hangover'll make it look & feel convincing Ava: That's a promise you can put your wallet behind Ava: I am a guest James: you don't want put your fake ID on the line either Ava: Bold of you to assume I've ever needed to buy my own drinks 😏 Ava: I didn't bring it alright, shut up James: you don't need it, I'm only playing Ava: 😾 James: how many drinks has my brother bought you? Of course I need to 1 up him Ava: Total? Ava: Not as much as he'd like but lots Ava: Not trying to milk this sibling rivalry or anything, have known him ages Ava: Well before Mahiki would let him in, like James: hardly a rivalry, you know him well enough to realise Ava: True Ava: You do what feels right and I'll let you know by the end of the night then James: very straightforward James: I like it Ava: You don't know me well enough yet but that's par for the course James: I knew your brother for years & I didn't know him James: we'd need more than an evening Ava: I'm as comparable to my brother as you are to yours Ava: Probably James: show me, I'll show you Ava: Deal Ava: But we will need more than an evening Ava: to make it fair James: you can have until you're bored Ava: You'll want longer when you aren't anymore James: I'm used to things not lasting as long as I want Ava: I'm not your average Ava: You'll see James: bold of you to assume I've ever settled for average Ava: I didn't say THE average James: I heard you say my average Ava: No need to be offended by better, is there? James: bemused at most Ava: You're welcome Ava: but you are meant to be entertaining me, not the other way 'round James: you brought up fairness James: & it's a good point Ava: How do you propose we make it fair then? James: I entertain you tonight, you entertain me whenever you've thought of your own tour worth taking me on Ava: That's actually a good idea Ava: and entirely fair James: Teddy'll cost my dad more to secure his place than I did, I've got some brains on board Ava: No doubt Ava: Gave his name to the right kid, clearly James: My sister was undoubtedly relieved James: though Diana has its own pitfalls Ava: 😬 The jokes write themselves James: they do Ava: Perks of having a relatively untouched name James: it does suit her, she's very much a martyr Ava: Did you do an English degree? Ava: You're good at painting a picture with words Ava: See 👸 so clearly James: sadly not James: maybe I'll go back & do it if I ever finish the current one Ava: Student forever vibes Ava: Fuck real life James: then again, being the kind of dad who drops their kid off for classes & pulls up his own chair at the table doesn't sound like a great idea Ava: Just make sure its not their first choice, yeah? James: oldest's already smarter than me James: won't be a problem Ava: There you go then James: where's yours? Ava: Currently undecided Ava: It's more a case of sorting the 2-5 James: & how's that going? James: this place being a solid 5th Ava: Its been a solid mix of fun and boring working it out Ava: Better than another night in Mahiki at any rate Ava: I'll have to decide eventually but even my mum can't demand I do quite yet James: don't over complicate it James: they're not all that different James: I've got friends studying all over the map and they're still basically doing the same things I am Ava: See, that's what I figured Ava: But try telling that to a woman who was Cambridge or bust Ava: It's more about the vibe of the place, the people, the ethos and the lecturers not being the worst stereotypes of boring/creep Ava: again, if I tell her vibe is on my criteria she'd actually kill me before I could apply anywhere so 🤷 James: your secret's safe with me James: even if our mothers were friends, mine is currently not speaking to me Ava: How's that? James: it's something I'm fairly used to James: she's not a big talker James: more of a fan of a dismissive hand gesture Ava: Gotcha Ava: Not a whole lot to miss James: she's got lots to say about my parenting style but who hasn't Ava: Shame you don't talk to my brother now James: I don't suppose he sees it as a shame Ava: Probably not Ava: He's not one for regrets James: me either James: it's why we started out friends Ava: Feels like ages ago Ava: Since he still lived here James: it kind of is James: he left before he left Ava: It's complicated James: it's not my business Ava: Not mine either so Ava: Whatever James: car's here James: are you going to make me get out for you? Ava: You're meant to come in here Ava: Don't you trust I can keep my lips sealed? James: I don't trust it to be entertaining in there James: hence it's not part of the tour Ava: Please James: Oh Ava James: [but does come in we all know he would] Ava: [clearly making him stay for a drink and play pool or something in this student ass bar] James: [when you're whipped for someone you're not even dating lol] Ava: [When Chloe is your missus] James: [to be a fly on the wall in their relationship tbh literally imagine] Ava: [oh lordy how you have not been missed girl] James: [at least the new kid is young enough she can dress it up still and it can't talk back so she can pretend she gives a shit and isn't blowing his phone up rn] Ava: [in full show-off-to-all-my-friends mode still, somehow still has some lol] James: [lord when you don't even like and comment on pics of your own child anymore though bye do not approve of your aesthetic choices Chlo] Ava: [so awkward, when you only get a look in for the boring/hard bits] James: [basically just get to parent Jay cos she's well over that] Ava: [poor James tbh] James: [have your fun now lad I don't blame you even though everyone else will] Ava: [lord people gonna be SO mad] James: [how far we gonna take this during the tour cos obvs flirty vibes been flying about but like he can't just jump her cos married and she's younger] Ava: [she fully initiated this whole thing lbr but maybe don't sleep with him yet babe as you are aware he's married and has kids so like, some thought even though you young and reckless that, he could always stop it at a makeout 'cos then how embarrassing for her and she'd have to leave it for a bit like what was I doing, angst etc] James: [I vibe with that cos they are gonna be drinking a lot as the night goes on so that'd make both of them give less of a shit about the consequences but because the night is going on eventually chlo is gonna be like are you coming home ever because I like to think he hasn't cheated since she got pregnant with this kid and has actually been trying even though he's miserable af clearly] James: [like maybe it was really bad before and he was actually gonna leave her so she was like simply must trap him and did] Ava: [v much a her move I support it] James: [yeah cos she's invested this much time into him she's not just gonna let him go easily] Ava: [when you have no idea what you've signed yourself up for here babe] James: [I'm rooting for them rn cos nobody else is and I'm 100% that bitch, must not get invested yet when we've only just begun] Ava: [same tho so whoops] James: [he'd be so into it though too we all know that makeout would be 💣🔥] Ava: [hence breaking it off would be hard af, Chloe gotta be blowing his shit up to the degree he thinks maybe one of the kids is hurt lol] James: [literally Chloe is the teenage girl in this situation, girl chill out] Ava: [I'd feel bad if you hadn't also cheated loads and trapped him in this sham life soooo, grant you idk how much Ava knows of that rn but she'd clearly have a rep] James: [yeah I feel like Ava would be knowing some shit cos same circles and Chlo ain't slick plus like he's gonna eventually tell her cos god knows he needs someone to talk to] Ava: [we will get there boy] James: [at least it'll be less awks for her cos it'll be obvious that he didn't wanna break shit off and how hard it was to do] Ava: [there was obvs a vibe to pursue in the first place, still tomorrow morning lmao] James: [he'd so go too hard pretending she doesn't exist like nobody's picked up on the vibe and it ain't obvious okay boy] Ava: [I hope there's some other drama gone down on this little excursion so yous can fly under the radar, someone hold hands at the cinema lol] James: [shit like that always happens don't worry you two] Ava: [thank God for teenage shenanigans when you out here homewrecking on the low] James: [you should do some Chlo texts at me for the lols even if I don't reply cos busy lol]