the stars in your eyes | t.s. one shots

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hi hi hi! this one was a request and i was smiling so much the whole time i was writing it because this ended up being so reminiscent of nights that i used to have with my two best friends, back when they used to share an apartment and i lived across the street- a time that i miss so much because there's thousands and thousands of miles between all of us now.

anyway, i'm here to announce for anyone who doesn't read my message board that i have a new tayvis book that's up on graciesstars , which is my collab account with fearlesslyfolklore! it's called jump then fall and we have been working really hard on this book. it's coming out so cute and we are so excited to share it! so go read that after this <3

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"Who wants a top up?" Taylor holds up the bottle of wine and her friends nod, clutching their wine glasses. She pours some more wine into all of the glasses, then grabs the treat bag, shaking it and causing Olivia to come running into the room. "Hey pretty girl," Taylor smiles. "You want some treaties?" She drops a handful on the table and Olivia jumps up, sniffing at them before taking the first one into her mouth. Taylor smiles at the fluffy cat as she sits back down at the table.

"Tay, where's Travis off to tonight?" Selena asks, pressing the glass to her lips. "I'm surprised he's not lurking around in the background somewhere."

Taylor laughs. "Nah, he's out playing golf with some buddies and then they're going out for drinks afterwards." Knowing her evening was going to be free, Taylor had invited Gracie over for dinner. As soon as Gracie showed up, she'd gotten a text from Selena- her washing machine was broken and she really needed to do a load of laundry. Of course, Taylor had eagerly told her other friend to come on over and join the fun. Selena's her ride or die- she'd never say no to Sel. Now, they're all sitting at her dining table eating homemade pizza off of the grill and drinking wine. It's pretty much Taylor's idea of a perfect evening.

"Well, if you guys are going to be in LA for a while, then Benny wants a rematch of the Mariokart tournament. We've been practicing," Selena winks. The couples went head to head in a battle of the video game a few months back, just for Taylor and Travis to brutally defeat Selena and Benny. Of course, the points weren't really what mattered. It was the fun they had- and it really was the best time so Taylor eagerly agrees, knowing Travis will be more than game for a rematch.

"Oh my god, Gracie, you should've seen Travis last time. He had like, too many beers to count and he got so competitive," Selena grins. "But whatever he was doing worked because he won so hard."

"Grac," Taylor chimes in, "he still tells me that it was his biggest victory to date. Like, more than the Super Bowl." Taylor rolls her eyes. "Seriously, it was ridiculous."

"Ridiculous, but you thought it was so cute," Selena winks. She knows that Taylor is absolutely infatuated with the man and couldn't be more happy for her friend. They've both found relationships that they could have only found in their wildest dreams as teenagers. It's funny how life turns out.

"I did," Taylor blushes. "I love him... even his quirks. Like how competitive he gets when he's drunk."

"That sounds like a lot of fun," Gracie says, picking up another slice of her pizza. She sits back in her chair as she chews, hearing her phone vibrate against the table. The girl glances at the screen and her face flushes upon seeing the notification, a smile tugging up the corners of her lips.

"Ooooh, Gracie," Selena says in a sing-songey voice. "Who's got you smiling like that?"

"Oh, it's stupid," the younger girl shakes her head, reaching up to pull her hair into a ponytail. But Taylor insists that it isn't, telling Gracie that she's not obligated to share but she's more than welcome to if she wants. So, Gracie spills her story. "My best friend Audrey, she convinced me to get on Raya, which is this dating app that's like, meant to be for 'high profile' people, whatever the fuck that means. Audrey qualified for it so I'm not sure how intense of standards they've got." Gracie laughs. "And... it's absolutely wild on there, like the people who crawl out of the woodwork to be on this app is hilarious. But I also hooked up with this guy last night and he was really sweet and he just texted. That's all."