𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃, maddy perez

⠀eleven. slumber party

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[ chapter eleven, slumber party ]
( episode three ; made you look )

— warnings: mentions of drug abuse,
smut ?? (fr this time oops)

⠀ THURSDAY NIGHT CAME AROUND PRETTY FAST 'CAUSE, everybody was so excited to get to Cassie's.

Brooke thought it was kinda weird how Maddy had been avoiding her but, again, assumed it probably had something to do with her asshole brother.

And she didn't bring it up the whole night. Petty as she usually was this was Cassie's day. And she didn't wanna take away from that by making everything about her and Maddy...

Brooke made a point of arriving a little later than she was supposed to for the sake of avoiding an awkward encounter between her and Maddy. And was honestly a little confused upon seeing her brother open the door because last she knew he'd been kicked out. So maybe getting wrapped up in the 'Maddy' of it all was turning her into a really crappy friend.

"Zee!" excitedly, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders to hug him tightly, trying to ignore the glare she was receiving from Cordelia from across the room, "I thought..." she trailed off, suddenly very careful with her wording, "I- I mean Xander told me," giving a reassuring nod in appreciation for her vagueness and caution, Zeppelin brushed her shoulder lightly with his arm

"I'm doin' better," he smiled, pretending not to notice when Brooke glanced behind him at Cassie for confirmation.

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⠀ I ALWAYS KNEW ZEPPELIN AS LEXI'S COOL BIG BROTHER growing up. He was kind. And wasn't embarrassed to play girly games with his sisters and their friends.

I saw him less and less as me and Lexi grew apart. It wasn't until the summer that I actually saw him again.

In rehab.

His dad was an addict.
And a deadbeat. And he left them.

And then he crumbled under the pressure of having to be the man of the household and decided fuck it if it worked for pops it'll work for me.

His mom did the best she could but she had her daughters to think about. And although he didn't mean to he was scaring them. Terrifying them by repeating their father's actions. Stealing silver, selling jewelry. Getting angry when he got caught.