basorexia || matt daddario au [completed]

22. new years with the marinovs.

"you're the worst social media person ever." cassie laughed as she, alex and matt made their way over to the car.

"am not." he objected, crossing his arms together against his chest.

"yeah, you are." alex chuckled and put her hands in her pockets.

"you're kidding, right? matt, you think the term 'trash' actually means garbage. and you're so afraid of people punching others in the face because you've seen someone tweet that." cassie scoffed and unlocked the car, placing herself in the driver's seat.

"okay, fine. but who even wants to understand that?" he exclaimed, not getting the point with being so harsh. he sat down beside cassie, leaving alex in the backseat.

"if i say that i'm trash for a celebrity, it means i like them a lot. and before you say something, i know i'm lovely." she raised her eyebrows and ignited the vehicle.

matt just sent her a look before smiling and gazing out the window. cassie smirked in success and put the radio on, starting the drive towards her parents.

"marcus is gonna' be there, right?" alex asked while scrolling down her phone.

"yeah, among others apparently. mom said there's a surprise guest for me." cassie mumbled and glanced at matt.

"interesting. wonder who that might be." alex laughed quietly through her nose and put her phone away. "turn the music up, i want to make you both deaf."

"pollux." matt murmured from his seat and closed his eyes when cassie obeyed, and alex began singing very loudly.

"tomorrow's new years eve, be happy." cassie smiled overly wide and suppressed a grin when he glared at her.

the car ride felt shorter than the last time they drove to her home. they gathered their things — which had been put in the car before they seated themselves earlier — and knocked on the door.

konstantin opened the door with a silly santa hat on his head and smiled down at his daughter. cassie laughed before hugging him, noticing her mother in the hallway.

"hi, dad." she smiled and took a step to the side, inviting the siblings in.

"alexandra, how nice to see you again." konstantin greeted the blue eyed one and ruffled her hair.

"hi, mr. marinov. how are you?" alex smiled and took off her jacket, glancing back at matt.

"i'm good, thank you. it's been awhile."

everyone greeted each other, matt getting an unexpected hug from michaela and a fist bump from konstantin. marcus strutted down the stairs with a towel around his waist, catching alex's attention first.

"marcus!" michaela scolded and nodded to the others.

"shit, sorry. didn't hear you." marcus laughed, looking at alex. "hello, love. i'm just gonna' go and get decent." he added, disappearing to his room.

cassie turned her head to her friend and cracked a stupid smile. even matt noticed her absent stare and rolled his eyes, slightly shaking his head.

"stop drooling." she whispered before gently seizing matt's hand, showing him towards marcus's room, not opening the door of course. "do you mind sharing room with my brother or is that too weird?"

"doesn't matter, really." matt shrugged and tucked some hair behind her ear, glancing down at her lips.

"then you'll sleep in here, and alex with me. it's only two nights, so." she mumbled and gazed at him.