"You're back!"
"You missed me."
"Not really."
"Fuck you."
"Thanks."
"I'm guessing you managed without me?"
"Trey and I had a great time. He told me that he switched majors. He's now trying to work in the psychology field."
"Good for him! If he gets a Ph.D. it'll make finding a job easier."
"That's the thing... He's already gotten his Ph.D."
"What?"
"Went back to college to learn more."
"Why is your family so fucking smart? How old is he again? Twenty?"
"Twenty three."
"Has he gotten a degree in astrophysics yet?"
"Plans on trying for it after he gets this degree."
"Ah."
"..."
"Mind if I ask a personal question?"
"Sure?"
"Is your brother..."
"Into guys? Not particularly."
"What do you mean by—"
"Aromantic."
"Interesting... I'll have to talk to him sometime."
"You should've just come to brunch with us, damnit!"
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Re-edit because I forgot
QOTD: have you ever broken a bone?
AOTD: I've sprained and twisted my ankle/s but besides that nope
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Short StoryREWRITING! "Where are you getting all of this money from anyways?" ••• In which a boy goes into a bookstore every day to buy a copy of Romeo and Juliet and attracts the attention of an employee. ••• 07SS 10/29/16 Cover by @formulate
