paper rings- charlie gillespie DISCONTINUED

chapter 12|

Isabelle pulled a blanket from the set of Julie's bedroom and dragged it out to the garage. She draped it around her shoulders, standing next to Kenny. She watched drowsily as Jeremy, Owen, Madi and Charlie stood around the garage blocking out a scene with Paul. Charlie caught her gaze and tilted his head toward a small table placed just outside the garage, the coffee her and Charlie had gotten on their way to set sitting there waiting for her. She smiled at him, grabbing her coffee before moving back to her spot next to Kenny. She wasn't needed for the beginning of this scene, so she was just waiting until they needed her. She tried watching the whole group rehearse to try and understand what the hell was going on, but her eyes just kept drifting to Charlie. After their moment on their picnic last night, things had been kind of awkward between the pair. That didn't stop her from watching as he worked. His shoulders back, chin up and eyes following Paul's hands. Whenever Paul would give him directions, his face would glow and his eyebrows would furrow slightly, indicating how focused he was. Isabelle took this time to take in every small detail. It was strange to believe that she had come so far in such a short amount of time. Soon enough, she was being pulled from the warmth of her blanket to go and block the last part of the scene. Charlie smiled at her from across the room, Owen wrapped his arm around her after realising she was cold. Madi's humming from behind her created the most beautiful background music for the blocking of her first scene. She took everything in- the set, the cast, the crew, the insanity of it all. Smiling, she pulled herself from her thoughts just as Paul turned to her to show her where she needed to be for this scene.

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"You died from freakin' hot dogs?!" Isabelle recited her line, scoffing as Owen and Jeremy nodded. Charlie and Madi were on the couch behind them, being as cuddled up as they could be, considering their characters couldn't touch. Charlie leaned forward from where he was sitting, his elbows resting on his knees.
"Hey- you died in a- a fre- oh what the fuck. LINE?" Charlie yelled, clearly frustrated. Isabelle's eyes softened, she hated seeing how stressed he was. From what she had seen in band camp and table reads, he was usually very chill, something must be on his mind.

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Not knowing where he and Isabelle stood was eating him inside. Madi had noticed, handing him a pocket brownie in hopes of cheering him up. Owen put his hand on Charlie's shoulder, trying to show him support. Kenny told everyone to take a lunch break, saying filming would be back in around half an hour. Charlie collapsed back onto the couch, letting out a sigh and resisting the urge to kick something. Filming had never come this hard to Charlie, it was his passion and he loved his job with all his being, and he worked really hard to bring even more (after)life to this character. So, when something like this happened, it usually meant there was something else on his mind. And even though she'd merely known him for a month or two, she knew something was up. She took a seat on the floor next to the couch Charlie was resting on, putting her hand on his head and twirling his hair between her fingers. They sat in silence for a bit, Isabelle knowing too well that Charlie would speak if he wanted to, and she didn't want to push. They sat in silence, her hand entangled in his hair, his staggered breathing turning more consistent and slow after a while.
"Why'd you kiss me last night?" Charlie asked, turning his head to Isabelle, seeing her eyes widened. She opened and closed her mouth, unsure of what to say, before settling on
"I just go around kissing all the pretty boys in Canada. It's a hobby of mine." She smiled, content with even getting a small giggle out of the boy.
"Do it again."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."

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holy hell holy fuck holy cow we're almost at 1000 reads and that means the mf world to me. i am very much a (closeted) raging lesbian so writing these books is very ✨weird✨ but i'm glad your enjoying!! and don't u dare say this is moving too fast cause y'all don't know what i got planned 😼😼 also sorry it's short lolz
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