I THOUGHT YOU INTO MY LIFE || T. CHALAMET

chapter: 1

the afternoon spring breeze entered through valentina's open window, bringing fresh air into the stuffy room. messy stacks of paper littered val's room, reflecting the girl's disorganised mind, as she sat at her desk scribbling frantically.

she was hurrying to complete the final three pages of the final draft of her most recent book, which was called, 'over east hill'. it was a fast-paced romance and mystery novel, set just before the second world war. valentina's publisher said he needed her final draft before 6pm friday, otherwise he wouldn't read it.

val glanced at the small digital clock in front of her. it was 5:37pm. on friday. she let out a stressed sigh as she wrote the ending to the book that she had been planning for almost two years.

val slammed the pen onto the desk as she wrote the last full stop of the novel. she looked up and stared out the window, letting relief wash over her tired body. sipping her fourth cup of coffee for that day, valentina organised the pages neatly in order and closed the folder. she would send that to her publisher as soon as she finished her coffee.

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INSTAGRAM

valroosevelt

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jason took this, blame him for the blank expression on my face :)
tagged: jaseroosevelt

user1 bae ily

jaseroosevelt there is a disco ball in this photo, which must mean it was a party, and you were just being annoying and boring
— valroosevelt ew go away 🤧🤠🤪
— user2 my favourite sibling duo !!

user3 wait sooooo why does she have stars on her face? and a disco ball? and what's with the ugly shirt?? who even is she
— valroosevelt honestly idek who i am anymore or what i've become
— user4 join the club 😔
— user5 well that went from 100000 to 1 real quick

user6 omg what if valentina was celebrating a new book in this pic, hence the disco ball and random stars on her face ;)
— valroosevelt how tf did you know that
— jaseroosevelt YALL VALS GOT HERSELF A STALKER !!!
— valroosevelt jaSON SHUT UP UGHSHSN

user7 WAIT WHAT ^

user8 VAL HAS A NEW BOOK COMING OMGOMGOMGGGG

valroosevelt well i got exposed pretty quick^
— jaseroosevelt you're fastest time so far !
— valroosevelt JASON GET OUT

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valentina exited instagram and turned off her phone, chucking it onto the couch next to her, switching her focus to the television instead. she was still trying to calm herself down from this afternoon, when she had finally completed her book. writing was val's passion, but no matter how much happiness it provided her with, it still stressed her out more than anything else in her life. she would often have anxiety attacks when nearing the end of a novel, finding it difficult to deal with all her emotions.

jason, val's brother, had always been her best friend. the two of them were inseparable, closer to each other than they had ever been to either of their parents.

jason was pursuing a life in the music industry, and was slowly becoming more successful everyday. he was also the only one who understood and helped val when she was experiencing any anxiety or major stress. when they were both 11 years old, he had given her the best advice; just keep breathing.

although it sounded simple, just running his voice speaking those words through her mind calmed her down more than any medication could.

as val stared at the flickering screen, feeling the presence and warmth of her brother beside her on the couch with the sunset fading into darkness outside, she tried to imagine loving someone else more than her brother.

the concept seemed impossible.