DELICATE | m. sturniolo

01. '𝐋𝐈𝐋 𝐌 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄'

01.

' LIL M IN THE HOUSE'

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MARINA DAMES waited patiently for the new york city subway to arrive. she fiddled with the hem of her sweater as “there she goes” by the la’s strummed softly through her headphones. it was nearly september and the girl couldn't be more excited for this fall, she had been mentally counting down the days until gilmore girls and socks over tights season arrived. at last the unsurprisingly packed train came to a halt and Marina stepped on, clutching the pole as the strong smell of weed lingered.

several minutes later, the girl was pushed and swayed as a mass of passengers exited the vehicle. she shot the group chat a text informing them that she would be running a tad late as the underground was extremely chaotic today. marina had 3 best friends, who have stuck together since the beginning of elementary school. the story of them meeting is one that they still occasionally bring up in of those “remember when” chats at sleepovers.

seven year old, marina dames entered her school bathroom. cracking open an unlocked stall to be met with 2 girls her age. one was ejecting vomit into the toilet as the other held her hair back and patted her back. the girl standing gave a glance to marina, returning the same concerned look before mouthing “sorry.” marina just nodded, unsure of how to reply. then another figure entered the bathroom. “ew, she's being sick..again.” she stated, observing the scene by peaking over the standing girl's shoulder. she then spun on her heel, facing marina “hey! im remi” she explained, giving marina a small smile. she was cool. you could just tell by the way she acted, that she was cool. she was so effortlessly bold and so sure of herself. marina barely knew this girl but knew she wanted to know alot more about her. after what felt like an eternity of the stranger throwing up profoundly and remi spraying a victoria's secret perfume everywhere, she was finally done. she sat up and wiped the corners of her mouth with the back of her hand. the other individual immediately reached into her backpack, pulling out a small zip lock bag full of hair ties, bandages, pads, wipes and much more. she handed it to her friend which she took gratefully before unzipping the bag and sorting herself out. remi put on some rubber gloves she found in a sink cupboard, before touching up the girls hair. “ sorry we didn't get a chance to speak, im coco!” the girl standing introduced herself before pulling marina into a tight hug which took her by surprise. over her shoulder the ‘sick girl’ waved, her eyes barely open “sorry you had to see that, im clara” she commented with a slight giggle. “im marina” she replied to which the 3 girls nodded. “so are you like named after like boats?” clara shrugged causing the girls to laugh. “i mean you never know!” clara protested, holding her hands up in surrender. ever since that summer's day, the group have been inseparable.

marina walked the streets of new york before turning into a block of apartments. her friends all lived together, they all moved out from boston when they were 17, which may sound absurd to some however they stayed with a family friend until they found their feet in the big city. they originally moved out for 2 reasons a) to support marina's career as most of her sets are here, and if she was constantly travelling they were terrified that they would grow apart and b) they wanted to live out their blair waldorf fantasies, duh? their families came up all the time for movie nights, especially coco's little sister amani, a 13 year old who has box dyed jet black hair, they would be lying if they said they're not a tad terrified of her.

she stumbled up the stairs to floor 5 before entering her home. she immediately was greeted by remi who gave her a fist pump before wandering off. “lil m in the house” clara squealed, pretending to be a dj. marina's mouth fell agape at the severe level of cringe she felt due to that sentence. “mari, there's tea on the counter for you” coco informed her, entering the room with a warm smile, pulling the girl into a side hug as she passed. “coco your the best. i love you!” marina exclaimed, blowing kisses at her best friend as she stepped into the kitchen. she spotted her drink on the counter, stream still lingering, it was wrapped in a petite mug which had been decorated with hand painted flowers by remi. the whole apartment had been decorated with remi's work, it was truly so breathtaking.

marina joined the rest of the group in the living room. cozying up beside clara as an episode of glee began.

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ESTELLE'S SECTION 💐

ah first chap!
feeling kinda silly 😛
im going to try not jump
straight into marina &
matt and their story bc
i think these chaps are
quite sweet :)