Now, Vi laughs when she hears this. She laughs a lot when she's feeling things.
She laughs at Loris' face when he's drunk out of his ass.
She laughs when she's sad, not wanting anyone to pity her when something fucks up her life like that one time she lost Scrabble to her sister. (It's a big deal, let's be real.)
She laughs when she's mad, all bold and sarcastic before throwing a deserving punch at an idiot who said the wrong words to her at the wrong time.
Right now? She's clutching her arms around her stomach, hoping her laughter would convince and hide the current emotion. Caitlyn's probably scowling at her right now which makes the moment all the while seem natural.
After all, she's laughing at her best friend.
For a pathetic reason on her side of the coin.
She's laughing because she's jealous.
"Cait-"
"Vi-"
"You're telling me-" Vi stands up straight (haha), her fist against her lips to hide the fake, cheeky grin she could ever fucking muster. "That you're dating Maddie fucking Nolen?"
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Modern AU!: where vi and cait are inseparable best friends!
cait's dating the wrong girl, vi always watches from the sidelines, and they realize that maybe...just fucking maybe-they can be more.
crushes, yearning, fluff, a silly rom-com and ridiculous jealousy galore!
"You aren't supposed to be here." the woman tells her.
"Is your name on this damn bridge?" Vi bites back, not yet opening her eyes to regain focus.
"I'm sorry but I really need this bridge to be alone and...if you could please leave, I'd appreciate it." the woman says, an accent so thick it might as well have clogged her throat.
That's it.
Vi opens her eyes and turns her head to get a good look at her.
"Listen here you-" the words got caught in her throat at that moment, her initial thought and insult that sat on the tip of her tongue.
Her grip on the railing unconsciously softened, unaware of how the tension had slowly started to slip away.
The woman was so beautiful, Vi almost didn't want to jump.
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modern au: where violet, a tired bartender, unexpectedly reunites with a former classmate the same night she was about to take her life.