giovanni | vanadis
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"hi, this is i scream ice cream delivery, we aim to bring delight to your home! how can I help you?"
"how can you not get tired of saying that phrase over and over again?"
her ears perked up at the familiar voice,
"oh hi there, vanni!"
"damn, another pet name?"
"of course. you should be honored."
he snorted.
"how are you?"
"i'm grand! i'm on a rollercoaster that only goes up, my friend."
"you just quoted augustus walters."
"idiot, it's waters."
"oh. right."
she groaned.
"you're incorrigible. you're lucky i'm not the type of fan that hurts people who offend their idol. why do you know him, anyway?"
"ashleigh constantly nags me to watch that stupid movie with the family every friday night. it became our habit, eventually."
"ooh, ashleigh and i would definitely get along. i can't wait to fan over augustus waters with her. AND FOR THE RECORD, the fault in our stars is NOT stupid."
"she's got a hell lot of posters in her room. some about stupid movie actors but mostly, we the kings."
"yeah, she mentioned that band while we talked. i'm not really an active fan but i think i'm going to be once ashleigh and i meet. i can see she's crazy over them."
he rolls his eyes, remembering how his sister could get wild by just the mere mention of her "gods".
"she has a full-blown altar dedicated to them, van."
"wow."
"it's very concerning."
she laughed.
"all teens go through that phase, you know. especially girls."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"giovanni?"
"i'm here."
"i just wonder..."
"let's hear it."
"don't you get tired of... just... talking with me over the phone?"
his heart stopped beating.
"what?"
"i mean, don't you get tired of JUST talking with me over the phone? when are you gonna ACTUALLY buy some ice cream?"
his heart resumed beating.
"oh. oh."
"..."
"..."
"i seriously think you need some ice cream."
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