IX.
SOTC: are we still friends - tyler the creator
- imessage, irl -
imessage
mattykins ⛅️ - matt
bee 🐝 - ruby
MAY 30 11:03 a.m.
mattykins ⛅️
hey
it's it cool if i leave rn?
bee 🐝
sure
we're gonna break for lunch soon
mattykins ⛅️
perfect
i'll see u in a bit
bee 🐝
kk
irl
"well, don't you look all handsome."
matt stops in his tracks. he could've sworn that both of his brothers were upstairs in their rooms. in fact, he triple checked before deciding that the coast was clear.
but despite all of this, nick sits in the kitchen, watching him as he shuffles uncomfortably from one foot to his other.
"thanks." he replies shortly.
"where are you going?"
"just out for a bit. getting lunch with a friend."
he tries to keep it vague, because he didn't tell his brothers about ruby's invite on purpose. matt just wants thirty uninterrupted minutes to talk to her, especially since he's pretty sure he made her upset the other night.
"which friend?" nick continues to question.
"jesus, bro, get off my back. i'll be home in like an hour." he snaps, grabbing his keys off the counter and turning to leave.
"wow, someone forgot to take their anti-bitch pills this morning." nick says sourly.
matt doesn't respond to this. he just walks out the door, on a mission to repair what he ruined.
ruby had continually left him on read after he made that joke, and it tore him up. she went right back to texting him like normal the next day, but even now, it still feels is wrong. like something between them had shifted, however minuscule it might be.
so he's apologizing. or, he's going to try to at least. matt had picked up flowers from the grocery store last night, and they're resting in the passenger seat of his car when he gets in. there's a little card tied around the bouquet.
he feels like he's going to vomit the entire way there, glancing down at his present every few seconds. maybe he shouldn't give it to her? if nick or chris found out, they'd probably kill him. it's bad enough that he's going without telling them.
no. she deserves something nice for this occasion, to know that he really does care. friends can buy friends flowers, right?
by the time matt pulls into the parking lot, he's a nervous wreck. he reaches for the keys and turns the car off, exhaling loudly. he grabs the bouquet and steps out into the open.
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