@Maia__DT Hazel watched Maia gush, finding her cheery mood rather contagious.
โItโs a bit mental, yeahโฆ but all the best parts of life are!โ She assured her.
โโplus thereโs really no way to tell if youโre โMeAnT tO bEโ, or whateverโฆ you can only be honest, hope, and let it play out.โ
@Terry__DT The skin of her cheek tingled with warmth, surely flushed pink as she giggled more incessantly.
โI ๐๐๐๐ spectacularโ!โ
She spun around, swinging the tails of her dress around.
@Terry__DT She grinned, returning his gaze with a giggle.
โI never would have caught youโ You know, what with the sunglassesโฆโ
She shook her head in an amused sort of way, squeezing his arm gently.
@Maia__DT Rounding on her roommate, Hazelโs squeal matched her own.
โMAIA,๐โ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐..!โ She rambled, the words tumbling out all at once as she rolled to her knees.
@Terry__DT She nodded โmaybe a little to rapidlyโ and started slowly climbing the stairs once more with a couple of backward glances to him.
Careful to pay close attention to her feet the rest of the way, she broke into a sprint at the top to go find Maia.
@Terry__DT She quickly regained her composure, righting herself to face him, and tried to act as if nothing had happened.
โโYule Ball, you say? I ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ I couldโฆโ
Hazel shifted her weight to one hip ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ as she mimed an option-weighing face.
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@Terry__DT Starting to move slowly up the flight again now that he had caught up, she talked loudly enough for him to hear her from the step below.
โI had ๐๐๐ก heard about itโ sounds like fun though! Is this my invitation, then?โ
She shot a playful glance back in his direction.
@Maia__DT โ๐ป๐ขโ๐โ๐โ๐โโ
Her eyes honing in on the treats, Hazel scurried over to sit at the foot of Maiaโs bed.
โโYour mother is a saint and a goddess.โ She mumbled through a mouthful of pumpkin pasty.
@Villainous_DT But she wouldnโt kiss her, sheโd just said so.
โNo, I suppose not... wouldnโt want to ruin your work...โ she breathed, her eyes settling on every part of her face but those all-too-inviting eyes.
What was that? Unless I am?
โUnless Iโm... what?โ Hazel wondered aloud, finally ~~