[drp] Pardon My French (Ashton/Lily)

[AMItotic]

Lily had been peacefully practicing some vinyasas at home, really getting into a zen mood for her next video. There were candles lit, some mood music going, and she was at least eighty percent sure that she could get a cool shot of her doing a headstand in the dim lighting that would get her at least a few likes on instagram.

And then this s**t started lighting up her phone.

What started as some post-workout lounging slowly became a series of angry clicks as she typed something, then erased, then typed it again exactly as is. She didn't like that they were booting Temperance from the listserv. She especially didn't like the reason why and what that was supposed to imply. And when Ashton decided to butt in, she started to see red. She switched apps and thumbed through her contacts to find a direct number, and immediately she began typing.

Quote:

To: Snikt

hey can you not r/n

dae5kie

 

[Daekie]

Quote:

To: Lily
sad What'd I do??

AMItotic

 

[AMItotic]

Quote:

To: Snikt

dude I see you in the listserv trying to poke fun and w/e
normally thats cool
but something is wrong with temperance and they're being shady af
so I don't need you making some comment on my language just so you can scrape by some extra cool points

She thought about texting Temperance, or whether this was a dire enough emergency to merit calling her, but she couldn't do either when her hands were starting to shake.

Quote:

To: Snikt

do you know whats happening with her
I'm sorry I'm just really starting to freak out

daekie

 

[Daekie]

Quote:

To: Lily

I don't know what's wrong either!! I'm not trying to get extra cool points or anything I just wish we could all not swear I don't like it!! 8(
I haven't noticed anything wrong with her I promise!!

AMItotic

 

[AMItotic]

Quote:

To: Snikt

ok
sorry I forgot
but like really
she Did Not Request That
she said so
and if its something that got her email then where is she? ??

Lily knew that spilling her guts was a horrible, terrible idea, especially to someone she'd deliberately cut out of her life and especially especially when it was about a new girl that she'd made out with in a movie theater. Nevertheless, she couldn't keep the panic from rising up through her throat, and the only thing she could do was channel it down into a series of texts to her ex.

Quote:

To: Snikt

should I call her or is that just a bad plan

Daekie

 

[Daekie]

Quote:

To: Lily

No don't call her!! If shes already upset then thatll just make it worse right
ill see if i can talk to her irl i promise ;-;
shed tell me if there was anything wrong im SURE of it

AMItotic

 

[AMItotic]

Something in Lily's chest bristled at the thought of Ashton reaching out first, slow-boiling anger that made her curl inwards on her mat. But she breathed, re entered herself, rememberedit wasn't Lily's place to dictate who Temperance talked to, and in all likelihood they were even classmates. It didn't stop the ugly sensation of jealousy burning in her throat, but it kept her from becoming defensive as a matter of course. Not every encounter was a battle to be won.

Quote:

To: Snikt

okay
just make sure shes okay
its bullshit that they just banned her like that

She started to type more, but stopped herself, backpedaling in the hopes that she didn't start the little '...' bubble on Ashton's end. It wouldn't do to look too attached, after all.

Daekie

 

[Daekie]

Quote:

To: Lily

i promise lily ;-; im gonna make sure everythings ok with her i promise
are u ok tho???? remember to take care of urself too!!!

AMItotic

 

[AMItotic]

Quote:

To: Snikt

oh you know
everythings coming up roses

She paused, then added:

Quote:

To: Snikt

I'm okay
just worried a lot

Daekie

 

[Daekie]

There was a several-minute gap after Lily's text before she got any answers.

Quote:

To: Lily

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa;;;;;;;

Attached was this image.

AMItotic

 

[AMItotic]

Quote:

To: Snikt

oh my god you nerd I'm fine

A moment later, she sent this picture.

daekie

 

[Daekie]

Quote:

To: Lily

IM GOIGNI T O L, SLEEP

TY FOR THEP IOC I LOVE YOU!! II HO EP YOU SLE P WLELL ;;

AMltotic

fin

cibarium

:3

 

[AMItotic]

Quote:

To: Snikt

okay
get some beauty sleep, were gonna need it ☽☽☽

Lily stared down at her phone, and despite all the worried feelings floating around in her head, smiled. And just as quickly, Lily closed her phone and put it away, her eyes widening as she put her face in her hands.

"s**t. s**t s**t s**t."

daekie

We can wrap here if you like~

 

[Daekie]

April 16th, 3:57 PM

Quote:

To: Lily

Hello there. This is Ashton's mother.
We haven't seen him since he left the house yesterday afternoon without his phone.
You were one of the first people on his recent contacts. Have you seen him?

AMItotic

 

[AMItotic]

April 16th, 3:57 PM

Quote:

To: Snikt

I saw him a couple of days ago at Darlene's. He seemed upset. Did something happen?

daekie