ɢᴏ ꜰᴏʀ ɪᴛ, ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴏʟᴏᴍᴜʟᴇ!

desires

Instinctively, I shifted into a defensive stance. "Back off, twerp! This operation is Glandus kids only," I snapped.
Ugh, why did I do that? That was my one chance to get closer to Augustus.
Wait, why did I want that? 
...
Thankfully, Bria interrupted my thoughts. "Hey, Matty, it's all cool." I didn't know why, but something about her calling me that nickname bothered me.
How would it feel if Augustus called me that-?
Turning a slight shade of red, I shook those thoughts from my brain.

"Did you get the map?" inquired Bria. "Y-yes!" I exclaimed, happy for the distraction. "And I only had to endure 35 noogies from my older brother," I said proudly. "Nice work!" she smiled.

"Well, I can see you guys are busy, so..." Gus said, sort of... sadly?
"𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵! 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦," I shouted in my head. Why was I this desperate?? 
Collapsing in my thoughts, I ignored Bria and the others around me.
Until..

"Wait. Have you ever heard of the Galdorstones?"