𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐒𝐄 - ᴄ. ꜱᴛᴜʀɴɪᴏʟᴏ

𝐕𝐈𝐈. 𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 & 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄

queers + atlas🪱

atlas🗺
yo so mj what's the deal

mj🍃
what're u talking about

beau🎀
how's tonight gonna go
cus like
if ur just gonna hang w chris all night
then i wont bother coming

atlas🗺
^^

mj🍃
woah woah woah
wdym
u think i'm tryna replace u?

atlas🗺
idk
this chris guy obviously rlly likes u
and that's good
we want u to be happy

beau🎀
but if u start dating him or whatever
ur not gonna be able to hang w us as often
and that sucks

mj🍃
WOAH WOAH WOAH
first of all
i'm not looking for a relationship
i just wanna get to know him
he seems nice
that's ALL

atlas🗺
so ur saying u don't have feelings for him?

mj🍃
i don't know
i just met him

beau🎀
ok, rephrasing the question
do u think he's attractive

mj🍃
well yeah
but that doesn't mean anything yet

atlas🗺
mj
that dude is in love with u

mj🍃
no he's not
he barely knows me

atlas🗺
u know what i mean
he has feelings for u

mj🍃
HE BARELY KNOWS ME

beau🎀
he literally called u
'the prettiest girl he's ever seen'

mj🍃
i saw that
it was sweet

atlas🗺
so what ur just gonna lead him on?
he obviously wants to be w u
and u invited him over
and ur hanging out
he obviously thinks there's something there

mj🍃
ur making me sound like a bad person
which i'm rlly not trying to be
i'm attracted to him
i'm just not looking for a relationship

beau🎀
we're not saying that
i just think that u should tread lightly
ik u just wanna be friends with him
but ur coming off a lil flirty
and u don't want a relationship
so just dial it back i guess

mj🍃
ok

atlas🗺
sorry for making things awkward

mj🍃
ur good
ur still coming right?

atlas🗺
yup
we're about to pull up

mj🍃
okie dokie
seen

REAL LIFE

i toss my phone aside, as the door swings open and a panting chris enters my bedroom with a blanket over his shoulder. "you said you were cold." he smiles nervously, tossing the blanket my way. "that's true, i did say that." i reply, taking the blanket and getting up from my bed.

"c'mon, let's go downstairs. everyone else is about to get here." i smile, as he and i walk out of my room. the doorbell rings, and i run to open the door. the door opens to reveal beau, atlas, madelyn, and ellis, ivy pulling up shortly after. "heyyyy!" madelyn exclaims, wrapping her arms around me as she comes inside to greet the triplets. "well, hello hello hello." she smiles. "girl, where have you been all day?" i say, as madelyn turns around.

"i've been at atlas' all day. that's how i got here." i look back and forth at beau and madelyn, as everyone makes themselves at home. "alright, alright. movie?" i say, and everyone agrees.

i sit down next to chris on the couch, while matt sits on the other side of chris, and ivy sits on the other side of matt. madelyn sits in between nick and beau, while atlas and ellis sit in the sofa chairs. nick and madelyn seem to be getting along great, talking up a storm, laughing about who knows what, while matt and ivy are snuggling up. but atlas keeps glaring at chris. chris doesn't seem to notice, but it's all i could notice. i try to ignore it, and lay my head on chris' shoulder while he hesitantly puts his arm over my shoulders. i hear one last scoff from atlas before i return my attention to the boy next to me and the movie.

screw the movie.

my attention is on chris.