closed starter for josie @delicatlueur setting: new club grand opening in nyc
“ oh come on , babe . you can't just refuse to come with me at the very last minute ! we're literally almost there , ” she tries to reason with josie , but really , she's not going to take no for an answer —— it's how she even gets josie to leave her house in the first place . “ a friend gave me two vip invites and i haven't seen my best friend in a whole ass week . can you believe that ? a whole ass week , josie . plus , when was the last time you went to a club ? ”
anyone in their social circle would have known that camille and darius go way back , and they were best friends before they were lovers . maybe that's why this whole ordeal hurt more than it's supposed to be , because what's worse than a heartbreak if not a betrayal from someone who you think would always have your back ? camille stays quiet at his question , knows well that she had been one of the reasons for why he starts smoking in the first place . hands raised to hug herself , as if trying to keep herself from falling apart , a reminder that she would have to push through this conversation no matter how painful it would be . after all she doesn't think she could stand seeing him around and not talk to him any longer , even if she knows he's probably sick of her by now . hell , even camille knows she's sick of herself . how could she not ?
she feels her nails digging into her skin at the thought . darius has been nothing but nice to her —— he's always been supportive of what she does , never seemed to question her choices or why she desperately wanted to be in the spotlight when he himself despises it . he never cared for the fame and attention , and even when their relationship wasn't made public , he always made her feel loved and seen . it's not like they were unhappy , and yet she still ended up in another man's arms , as if what they had was never enough to begin with . his words make her speechless , feels the pang of guilt rising in her chest . camille braces herself to look at him , trying to clear the lump suddenly caught in her throat . “ i'm sorry , ” she blurts out , because really , what else is she supposed to say to that ?
“ i'm sorry , ” she repeats , like a broken record . “ i really am . i know i fucked up so bad but , ” there's a pause , a moment to collect herself , and a sudden realization that there shouldn't be a but . “ i'm sorry , okay ? that was so fucking stupid of me and i know saying this probably wouldn't make a difference , but fuck it , darius . it's always been you . i've never loved anyone like i loved you . i mean , i still fucking do , but god , that doesn't even matter now , right ? ” maybe she should just shut the fuck up . “ you don't even fucking trust me anymore . ”
not that there was much to prepare for, darius just didn't think they'd speak for awhile. awhile because they'd known each other for so long. he woke up one day and saw his best friend in a different light. for better or for worse. “ when do you think ? ” it's hard to not sound as bitter as he does. he shifts uncomfortably: leans onto the wall one second and then stands on his own weight the next. he doesn't make eye contact either. because her eyes, maybe he missed her eyes—dark brown and honey sweet. a part of him is sure she's here to remind him of what's been broken. there is nothing like knowing someone so well. too well ? there's that prying question: did you go back to him? but it's none of his business and he bites his tongue at the thought. it's unfortunate for him that he knows her crave—the way camille rushes in for the affection, the validation. they're all with their own vices, he just never thought he'd be the one she was trading in. “ well, i didn't want to see you. ” his family made that much clear. he knew they missed her more than they'd ever admit to him. it took them awhile to get used to her and it took them awhile to move onto the idea of her. “ how— ” he wants to say something snarky, ask her why she cares. but he knew why she cared. “ yeah. ” darius expels a long sigh. he had practically held his breath since he saw her. then a rare, defeated, “ you hurt me, you know ? you didn't even consider me or what i was—to stay—god, cami, seeing you makes me wonder if i can ever trust anyone again. ” what he wants to say is: everyone could've wronged me but it was never supposed to be you.
closed starter for wes @frivclous setting: someone's house party
lets out an embarrassed laugh now that her cover has been blown , “ okay , okay , you got me . i don't even know anyone else at this party . ” it's not often camille crashes into house parties , but she was feeling a little reckless tonight —— nobody could figure her out until she meets wes anyways , so what are the odds ? “ but if anybody asks , i can say i'm with you , right ? i mean , they probably won't , but it's nice to know i've got an alibi either way . ”
“ first of all , you're so dramatic . being on a ferris wheel won't kill you , babe . ” there is always a possibility of course —— camille decides to keep that to herself , not wanting to scare yejin any more now . “ but sure , you can totally blame it all on me if anything goes wrong . second of all , if this is what it takes to hold your hand , i'll take the chance . and you can yell as much as you want to , if that helps . i wouldn't mind as long as you're still coming with me . ” with that being said , she inches closer and links her arm with yejin's , as if to prevent her from running away now that she's agreed to ride the ferris wheel together . “ it's already too late to back out anyways . it's almost our turn , ” camille beams excitedly .
"well, when you put it that way. you know the way, where i can blame it on you if anything goes wrong then i can't say no." yejin teases. "and especially if this a ploy to hold my hand, then i'll have you know, this may not make it worth it because, i could yell! it could be terrible for me and i'd be more sorry for you having to experience that. like, you might regret it, because i also might regret going on that thing. but since you are so certain it's not that bad. then, let's go on this dumb ride that might kill me."
“ i don't even know what i was expecting —— maybe it's the fact that it's based on the making of facebook , which is kinda interesting , but not interesting enough that you wanna recommend it to someone else . and yeah , maybe i did expect it to be a lot better than that , so i get what you mean , ” she offers her two cents , followed by a chuckle . “ well , nobody that i know , but rowing for fun doesn't even sound that abnormal . it's definitely not something i would do for fun though . to each their own , right ? either way eduardo saverin deserved better . ”
˙ ៹ movie night @ charlie's place
“ to be honest , with the way people talk about this movie i think i was expecting it to be a lot better than that , “ a kernel of popcorn is tossed into her mouth , the credits to the social network rolling across the flat screen that hung against the wall of her living room . “ well . . . let me not say that ⸻ it’s not like the movie was bad , i think the winklevoss twins really just freak me the fuck out , “ her head shakes , “ seriously , what normal people do you know that row for fun ? “ ( @salvateure )
there's a forced smile on her face when she looks at myles —— truth to be told , camille has been on her phone half of the time so she definitely has missed it . “ yeah , yeah , i totally saw that , ” she agrees anyways , head nodding to further reassure him . “ too bad i didn't get it on camera but hey , at least we both know you did it , am i right ? ”
closed starter for @salvateure ! ↪ after a game !
thrill of winning the game has completely blinded him to the fact that they're not actually friends , " — did you see that ?! 5 - 0 ?! did you ?! i made two of those goals — you saw it , right ? "
“ to be honest , i didn't even know there are other spideys than you . ” camille isn't too familiar with superheroes movies , that much is obvious . how is she supposed to know that there would be two different spider - men other than benny ? “ i only watch the movie because of you , obviously . can't believe you didn't even warn me about the spidey trio in it . ”
⋆ open starter, @ after spider-man: no way home’s premiere.
“ so, ” benny grins once he has reached your muse, hopelessly seeking to finally have a normal conversation with someone — literally anyone! that wasn’t part of the never ending press, “ were you expecting to see the three spideys together or was it a complete surprise? ” @nepofmstarters
“ so you're saying i've got no standards or something ? touché , logan . ” of course camille only says that to mess with him , it's apparent from the playful smile toying on her lips . another laugh comes along at his following words —— how could she forget that she's in her bad guy era right now ? thank god for logan ! “ oh , trust me , i'm not . it's just that i'm not a natural like you so sometimes i get distracted . ” once her attention drifts back to logan , “ well , fuck him , i guess . i mean , if the logan im is offering to get me a table in the vip section , how could i possibly say no to that ? my friend over there absolutely got nothing on you . ”
" i've got standards , contrary to popular belief . " lips pull into a small smirk . it's not that he necessarily minds partying with the normies , it's more that he'd rather not have phone cameras pointed at him every time he moves . logan has learned over time to be more CAUTIOUS about such things . he lets out a short laugh , " thought you wanted to be the bad guy now . don't tell me you're chickening out already . have i taught you nothing ? " eyes follow her gaze to the man in question , giving his head a quick shake , " highly doubt it . look at him — feels like hot shit with his bottle of 1942 . he's not gonna notice anyone unless they're trying to take that bottle out of his hands before he's done milking it . "
“ honestly , no truer words have been spoken . i'm always a sucker for mini skirts , but like you said , we don't wanna be scandalous and not - so - accidentally flash our asses to the entire alley . . . well , not today . ” it's definitely something that camille would do on purpose . anything to get people talking about her , but with aria around she's ought to put on her best behavior at the moment —— unless aria is down for a little misbehaving , of course . “ i know right ? did anyone really not think about it at all ? that's so crazy to me , like come on , people . it's 2024 , let us have some cute bowling shoes for once and all ! but for real , that better happens before this year ends or else i'm super convinced that they all hate bowling . ” shakes head at the thought , but instantly nods at aria's question . “ sure , we can totally go grab dinner after that . i really don't mind whenever so i'll leave that one to you , babe . ” she's never been picky when it comes to these things , and it's only fair to have aria decide on their dinner place since she already suggested for them to go bowling . “ the only thing i'm worried about is the power that we hold when we're together , i bet it'd be too much for them to handle , ” a pause for dramatic effect , and camille breaks into laughter at her own words . “ other than that , i got nothing to worry about for sure . but really , who cares ? paparazzi should be fucking banned at this point but they're not , so we might as well just do whatever the fuck we want , am i right ? ” paparazzi might be brutal , but they are the least of her worries right now .
" that's exactly what i was thinking ! oh fuck it i'll just wear the boots , in a perfect world i'd wear a miniskirt but i don't really like the idea of me bending over to roll the ball and flashing my ass to the entire alley , " it's a sacrifice she has to make to maintain at least some decency . " honestly now that you mention it , i'm kinda shocked none of the big names have gotten on that ⸻ nike or something really needs to get on that , i can't believe they've made fucking pickleball shoes before bowling ones , " there's a story somewhere in there , she thinks , tucking that thought away in her mental file cabinet as she pulls her current shirt over her head and tosses it to the side of her closet . " are we just going bowling or do you wanna go grab dinner or something ? there's a few places i've been wanting to try but i'm honestly not opposed to just roaming around until we find somewhere that looks good . . . but only if you're not too worried about like , paparazzi , i've heard they've been on the fucking prowl in soho recently , " she says , pulling on her shirt and disappearing around the corner to hangers sliding against the metal rods as she flicks through her rack of skirts .