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Ariel probably should have been more worried about the fact that he didn't even know whose house he was at, nor did he care. It was crowded and hot and full of smoke and he was miserable, chasing his nausea with a joint and trying his damndest to remain glued to the wall while still keeping his friends in his line of sight. He hadn't wanted to come to this party in the first placeโhe had studying to catch up on even without the fact that he'd just been dumped three days ago and had absolutely no interest in going out. But his friends had insisted; James had passive-aggressively complained about his refusal to join them until he'd gotten mad, and then Kai had cleaned up her mess by playing good cop and assuring him it'd help cheer him up, and of course the ever-unhelpful designated driver Charlie suggested he wouldn't even be worried about Eason, his now-ex-boyfriend, once he was drunk enough. He should've known right then that the three of them would end up ditching him.
Ariel watched Charlie and Kai take bets on James' success with the couple she was chatting up a few feet away as he smoked and tried to come up with an excuse to leave, considering the strong possibility that none of them would notice if he left without saying anything, but knowing they would bitch about it later if he did. The thumping bass of the music was beginning to give him a headache and his patience was waning rapidly as he stamped out the end of his joint and leaned his head back against the wall behind him. Then a voice reached him, hardly audible over the music but clear enough for Ariel to tell they were speaking to him. He sat up again and glanced over to the kid who'd stopped beside him, trying to decide whether or not they knew each other. He looked a little young to share any of Ariel's classesโoh, there it was. Neighbours.
Taking another, longer look, Ariel thought he did recognise him, having seen him around some of the same places a couple of times before, though he couldn't recall whether he'd ever known the kid's name. Regardless of this, Ariel realised that the perfect excuse to leave had fallen into his lap, and he certainly wasn't about to waste it. He pushed away from the wall, held up a finger, give me a sec, and turned to weave his way to where Charlie stoodโthe closest to him of the three of his friends at the momentโeasily identifiable by the pink and purple streaks in his hair. Ariel caught Charlie's elbow and leaned closer to be heard over the music.
"I'm leaving." That was all he said, all he needed to say, so without giving his friend a chance to respond he pushed his way back through the crowd and over to the wall. Then he nodded his head in the direction of the door, wordlessly telling the kid to follow him out and waiting to ask his name until they could hear each other more easily. His height made it easy to carve a path through the bodies, and the shock of fresh air after the heaviness of the atmosphere inside the party made Ariel stop for a moment just outside the door before he looked back to make sure the other boy had indeed followed him out.
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Ariel watched Charlie and Kai take bets on James' success with the couple she was chatting up a few feet away as he smoked and tried to come up with an excuse to leave, considering the strong possibility that none of them would notice if he left without saying anything, but knowing they would bitch about it later if he did. The thumping bass of the music was beginning to give him a headache and his patience was waning rapidly as he stamped out the end of his joint and leaned his head back against the wall behind him. Then a voice reached him, hardly audible over the music but clear enough for Ariel to tell they were speaking to him. He sat up again and glanced over to the kid who'd stopped beside him, trying to decide whether or not they knew each other. He looked a little young to share any of Ariel's classesโoh, there it was. Neighbours.
Taking another, longer look, Ariel thought he did recognise him, having seen him around some of the same places a couple of times before, though he couldn't recall whether he'd ever known the kid's name. Regardless of this, Ariel realised that the perfect excuse to leave had fallen into his lap, and he certainly wasn't about to waste it. He pushed away from the wall, held up a finger, give me a sec, and turned to weave his way to where Charlie stoodโthe closest to him of the three of his friends at the momentโeasily identifiable by the pink and purple streaks in his hair. Ariel caught Charlie's elbow and leaned closer to be heard over the music.
"I'm leaving." That was all he said, all he needed to say, so without giving his friend a chance to respond he pushed his way back through the crowd and over to the wall. Then he nodded his head in the direction of the door, wordlessly telling the kid to follow him out and waiting to ask his name until they could hear each other more easily. His height made it easy to carve a path through the bodies, and the shock of fresh air after the heaviness of the atmosphere inside the party made Ariel stop for a moment just outside the door before he looked back to make sure the other boy had indeed followed him out.
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In response to the kid's thanks, Ariel ducked his head in a casual nod that was halfway to a shrug. "Sure. I'm sorry, if I should know this, but what was your name?" If he hadn't been inebriated, he probably would have felt more awkward about having to ask, considering the fact that this guy clearly knew who he was, even if it was only as his neighbour. "I'm Ariel. If you didn't already know." Yeah, he was definitely going to regret saying all of this later when he was soberer.
The quiet as they walked was welcome after the noise and chaos of the party, though Ariel's wandering mind could be a dangerous place if left unchecked. He noticed Calvin shivering and was tempted briefly to offer him his jacket, but refrained after considering that that might be weird coming from a virtual stranger, and how protective he was of his letterman. It took effort to tune in to what the kid was saying as he continued to speak every so often, and Ariel was pretty sure he wasn't processing most of Calvin's words correctly. He offered a short scoff in response to the weather comment, mostly due to the fact he was watching the kid shiver as they walked and yet he still called it 'nice out'. If he were less polite, he'd have told Calvin that he didn't need to make small talk, that he was perfectly okay with walking the entire way in silence. But of course he didn't; he swallowed the words and his headache and walked on, not even noticing that Calvin had stopped until he said something.
Ariel stopped short once he realised he'd left Calvin behind and watched him hurry to catch up. He tightened his lips in a stiff but forgiving smile and nodded to acknowledge the explanation as they resumed walking, and he almost laughed because there it was again, 'it's nice out'.
"Is it? I think it's kind of cold," He said, pointedly and a little teasing with a dry smile down at Calvin. Part of him hoped this would end the non-conversation there, to have directly contradicted the only thing the kid seemed capable of saying.
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The quiet as they walked was welcome after the noise and chaos of the party, though Ariel's wandering mind could be a dangerous place if left unchecked. He noticed Calvin shivering and was tempted briefly to offer him his jacket, but refrained after considering that that might be weird coming from a virtual stranger, and how protective he was of his letterman. It took effort to tune in to what the kid was saying as he continued to speak every so often, and Ariel was pretty sure he wasn't processing most of Calvin's words correctly. He offered a short scoff in response to the weather comment, mostly due to the fact he was watching the kid shiver as they walked and yet he still called it 'nice out'. If he were less polite, he'd have told Calvin that he didn't need to make small talk, that he was perfectly okay with walking the entire way in silence. But of course he didn't; he swallowed the words and his headache and walked on, not even noticing that Calvin had stopped until he said something.
Ariel stopped short once he realised he'd left Calvin behind and watched him hurry to catch up. He tightened his lips in a stiff but forgiving smile and nodded to acknowledge the explanation as they resumed walking, and he almost laughed because there it was again, 'it's nice out'.
"Is it? I think it's kind of cold," He said, pointedly and a little teasing with a dry smile down at Calvin. Part of him hoped this would end the non-conversation there, to have directly contradicted the only thing the kid seemed capable of saying.
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Ariel stared down at Calvin with a mild, sceptical expression out of the corner of his eye, sensing where that sentence had been going before he'd changed the phrasing. He breathed another little puff that wasn't heavy enough to be a scoff, but had the intention of one. Another brief glance at Calvin a moment later and Ariel could tell he seemed distressedโmore than likely his doing, he knew he was being rude, and he felt a little bad about it, realising this. He was silent as he considered whether to say something or apologise, walking on for a moment and again not noticing it as the kid slowed down. When he tripped it startled Ariel, just for a second, and that tiny spike of adrenaline was all it took to set off the hair trigger he was always sitting on. His mild guilt translated rapidly to severe annoyance. He sighed sharply through his teeth.
"Look, I know I'm being an ass," he snapped abruptly as he turned to face Calvin with his full attention, genuinely unsure whether this was meant to be a complaint or an apology. "My life's all kind of gone to shit lately, and my asshole friends dragged me to that stupid party anywayโ" He stopped, regretting that he'd just begun venting his problems to this random, innocent kid. "I shouldn't have agreed to do this," he shook his head irritably at himself, gesturing a hand at Calvin before he shoved both hands deep into the pockets of his letterman jacket. He fell silent then, glaring at the pavement in front of him and breathing deeply to pull his anger back under control, once again ignoring the kid.
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"Look, I know I'm being an ass," he snapped abruptly as he turned to face Calvin with his full attention, genuinely unsure whether this was meant to be a complaint or an apology. "My life's all kind of gone to shit lately, and my asshole friends dragged me to that stupid party anywayโ" He stopped, regretting that he'd just begun venting his problems to this random, innocent kid. "I shouldn't have agreed to do this," he shook his head irritably at himself, gesturing a hand at Calvin before he shoved both hands deep into the pockets of his letterman jacket. He fell silent then, glaring at the pavement in front of him and breathing deeply to pull his anger back under control, once again ignoring the kid.
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